Search for dissertations about: "healthy cities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words healthy cities.

2. 1. Urban Ecosystem Services : The Value of Green Spaces in Cities

   Author : Johannes Langemeyer; Thomas Elmqvist; Erik Gómez-Baggethun; Kai Chan; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Urban; ecosystem services; valuation; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

   Abstract : In an ever more urban world, the role of green spaces in cities is increasingly highlighted for their capacity to provide ecosystem services for human well-being. Yet, the value of urban green spaces is still widely overlooked in urban policy and planning. READ MORE

4. 2. Breakfast habits among European adolescents : The Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) Study

   Author : Lena Hallström; Michael Sjöström; Jonatan Ruiz; Carine Vereecken; Anna-Karin Lindroos; Karolinska institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Breakfast; adolescents; socio-demographical factors; dietary assessment; 24-h recall; food groups; cardiovascular disease risk factors; Europe; breakfast;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study the associations of individual and socio-environmental factors with breakfast habits among adolescents on a European level.   Methods: The HELENA-study (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) is a multi-centre cross-sectional, school-based study including 3528 adolescents (aged 12.5-17. READ MORE

5. 3. Urban Sound Planning - An attempt to bridge the gap

   Author : Laura Estévez Mauriz; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; prediction methods; road traffic noise; traffic dynamics; Urban sound planning; quiet side; urban systems; citizen participation; urban strategies;

   Abstract : Cities are constantly between transition and adaptation, where current urban development needs a consistent strategic solution capable of understanding and including the relationships between urban form, environment and urban life. Awareness of the quality of the urban environment is leading the vision on the resilience and sustainability of the built environment, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary urban framework. READ MORE

6. 4. Disability Pension with Special Reference to Sick Leave Track Record, Health Effects, Health Care Utilisation and Survival : A Population-based Study

   Author : Thorne Wallman; Kurt Svärdsudd; Gunilla Burell; Urban Janlert; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sickness absence; sick leave; disability pension; activity compensation; sickness compensation; early retirement; track record; health care utilisation; complaint score; quality of life; wellbeing; mortality; Family medicine; Allmänmedicin;

   Abstract : Background. In Sweden 10 percent (550,000) of the labour force, aged 18 to 65 years are disability pensioners and about four percent are on sick leave. The knowledge of the course from healthy individual to disability pensioner is not well known and was the theme of this thesis. Objectives, Material and Methods. READ MORE

7. 5. Children's dental health in Europe : an epidemiological investigation of 5- and 12-year-old children from eight EU countries

   Author : Ann-Kristin Bolin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : children; epidemiology; calibration; dental caries; dental health; treatment need; intenational collaboration; social class; dental fear; dental care system; parents smoking.;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on a cross-sectional comparative study of dental health treatment needs and attitudes to dental care in groups of 5- and 12-year-old children from the following eight cities in respective EU countries: Athens-Greece, Berlin-Germany, Cork-lreland, Dundee-Scotland, Gent Belgium, Sassari-Italy, Stockholm-Sweden and Valencia-Spain. A total of 3,200 children, 200 in each age group, were clinically examined by well-calibrated dentists, the parents completing a questionnaire on dental habits, parental and children's attitudes to dental care, smoking habits and parental occupations. READ MORE