Building connections: political participation, social capital and the built environment in St. John's, Newfoundland
How does where we live affect how we live? Do characteristics of the built environment affect the civic and social lives of the people living there? This study examines these questions at the neighbourhood scale in the Canadian city of St. John's, Newfoundland. To do so, it combines data from a...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:11758 2023-10-01T03:57:33+02:00 Building connections: political participation, social capital and the built environment in St. John's, Newfoundland Smee, Joshua 2016-01 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/11758/ https://research.library.mun.ca/11758/1/thesis.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/11758/1/thesis.pdf Smee, Joshua <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Smee=3AJoshua=3A=3A.html> (2016) Building connections: political participation, social capital and the built environment in St. John's, Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 2016 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:48:25Z How does where we live affect how we live? Do characteristics of the built environment affect the civic and social lives of the people living there? This study examines these questions at the neighbourhood scale in the Canadian city of St. John's, Newfoundland. To do so, it combines data from a survey measuring respondents' social capital (defined as a combination of social participation, social trust, and civic participation) and a "built environment audit" that records the built characteristics of each respondent's neighbourhood. The study finds a significant, positive relationship between the walkability of a neighbourhood and the social capital of the people living there. This relationship is driven primarily by the effect of the built environment on voluntary participation and relationships with neighbours. The study also tests several methods of measuring walkability, and finds that an objective measure based on street geometry is the best predictor of social capital. Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository |
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How does where we live affect how we live? Do characteristics of the built environment affect the civic and social lives of the people living there? This study examines these questions at the neighbourhood scale in the Canadian city of St. John's, Newfoundland. To do so, it combines data from a survey measuring respondents' social capital (defined as a combination of social participation, social trust, and civic participation) and a "built environment audit" that records the built characteristics of each respondent's neighbourhood. The study finds a significant, positive relationship between the walkability of a neighbourhood and the social capital of the people living there. This relationship is driven primarily by the effect of the built environment on voluntary participation and relationships with neighbours. The study also tests several methods of measuring walkability, and finds that an objective measure based on street geometry is the best predictor of social capital. |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/11758/1/thesis.pdf Smee, Joshua <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Smee=3AJoshua=3A=3A.html> (2016) Building connections: political participation, social capital and the built environment in St. John's, Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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