Ricci Capredoni, I.E. (2024) Going for a Stroll, A Comprehensive Study on Perceptions of Parents with Baby Carriages on Sidewalk Quality of Service in the City Center of Groningen. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This study explores the walking perceptions of parents with toddlers in the city center of Groningen. The respondents predominantly walk on key areas around the Vismarkt, Grote Markt, and Forum, engaging in recreational activities with toddlers primarily transported in baby carriages. The study builds on a tailored sidewalk quality of service model to evaluate the perceptions of parents with baby carriages on quality of service of sidewalks, characterised by the compact city urban form. Quantitative and qualitative insights from cross sectional survey data collection support the positive impact of favorable compact city sidewalk characteristics but reveal dissatisfaction with obstructive elements linked to high concentration of pedestrians, parked bicycles, cyclists on the sidewalk, and roadwork. Examining various parental concerns on safety and comfort that compose the quality-of-service model to evaluate the sidewalk, "lighting" emerged as the most positively perceived while "obstacles" presented significant challenges to the mobility of parents with baby carriages. The study results show an overall perceived good safety and sidewalk quality of service in the city center of Groningen. The study recommends these findings for broader exploration by academics and entities interested in optimising sidewalk infrastructure in Dutch compact cities.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Miller, C.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2024 09:52 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2024 09:52 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4483 |
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