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Thesis Presentation - Patrick Bernadina (13325612)
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Urban Green Space
Perception & usage from an age perspective
P.D. Bernadina (13325612)
Why?
- 53% psychological problems
- 5% less exercise
- 2-4% more overweight cases
Problem & Opportunity
Mental:
- Less emotional distress
- Better mental well-being
- Improved cognitive skills
Physical:
- Increased physical activity
Research Questions
Main question:
How does age influence residents' perceptions and usages of UGS in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard from an environmental psychology perspective?
Research
Questions
Subquestions:
1) What theorie(s) within environmental psychology can explain UGS perceptions?
2) Where are Urban Green Spaces located in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, and who uses them?
3) How do different age categories experience UGS in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard?
What?
- UGS
- Urban: built environment
- Green: 11 types
- Space: private + public
Theoretical
Framework
- Human behavior <-> Socio-phycsical environment
- Values, preferences, aesthetics & emotions
- Understand the 'image'
- Lawton's ecological theory of aging
- Elderly: weather and flora & fauna
- Youngsters: de-stress & meeting
Types of Greenery
UGS types
How?
Methods
- 11 cities
- e.g. Schoonhoven = Zilverstad
- Mapping --> OpenStreetMap
- Academic literature review
- Concrete relationships --> Web survey
- 22 questions
- Online distribution
- 1100 flyers
Analysis
- Rstudio
- Cronbach's Alpha
- Simple Linear Regression
- Excel
- Discriptive data
Analysis
Results
- 101 respondents
- 59.4% female - 39.6% male
- Mean age 36.0 ± 19.5 SD
- 68.3% from only two cities
Results & Discussion
Diagrams
Statistics
Conclusions
How does age influences residents' perceptions and usages of UGS in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard from an environmental psychology perspective?
- Age --> values & aesthetics --> perception
- Positive emotions ≠ influenced by age
- Design active & passive UGS
- More attraction --> more usage
Final Remarks
Q&A
Please, feel free to ask your questions!
Q&A
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