It's in the social network: The Social Neighbourhood model to unravel local social structures for liveable and safe neighbourhoods

《It's in the social network: The Social Neighbourhood model to unravel local social structures for liveable and safe neighbourhoods》

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关键字: Policy-making;Livability;Urban neighbourhoods;Agent-based model;Simulations

作者单位: Delft University of Technology, Netherlands;Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

摘要: Fast growth of cities decreases the quality of life in these places. In response, Municipalities install policies aiming to improve local livability. While literature suggests social structures to have a defining impact on policy effectiveness, current evaluation metrics are not able to take this into account. This paper presents the Social Neighbourhood model, an agent-based model used to simulate and explore how livability changes in a neighbourhood given various social structures and policies. The model is applied to a neighbourhood in The Hague, Netherlands. The main result of the modelling experiments is that social structures have a very strong influence on whether or not a policy to improve livability is effective. Three hypotheses, concerning this relationship between social structures, livability, and policy interventions are drawn up as a starting point for future research.