Essays about: "public health in rural and urban areas"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 37 essays containing the words public health in rural and urban areas.

  1. 11. Att iscensätta naturupplevelser : ett utforskande gestaltningsarbete om människors relation till natur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : My Nordström; Karolin Hård; [2020]
    Keywords : naturupplevelse; friluftsliv; konstnärlig gestaltning; tillfällig landskapsarkitektur; immersiva upplevelser; immersion; dramaturgi;

    Abstract : Samhällets dualistiska attityd skiljer ofta människa från djur, stad från natur, stadsliv från naturliv, vilket gör att relationerna mellan människan och naturen är bristande. Världsbilden och värderingarna bygger bland annat på den naturkontakt som erbjuds i vardagslivet samt hur naturen kommuniceras. READ MORE

  3. 12. Gestaltning av löpspår i staden : illustrerat i stadsdelen Veddesta, Stockholm

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Henry Larsson; Emil Olsson; [2020]
    Keywords : löpning; urbana löpspår; stad; folkhälsa; gestaltning; stadsplanering; landskapsarkitektur;

    Abstract : Plats för fysisk aktivitet och rörelse blir allt mindre i staden på grund av förtätning, som är en rådande trend inom planering i Sverige. Samtidigt ökar stillasittandet hos befolkningen vilket redan är ett allvarligt folkhälsoproblem. READ MORE

  4. 13. Determinants of Intimate Partner SexualViolence against Women in India

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskap

    Author : Madeleine Back; [2020]
    Keywords : gender-based violence; rural; socio-demographics; public health; sexual violence against women; urban;

    Abstract : Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a public health problem andprimarily affects women. Almost 30% of all women who have been in arelationship with a man, have experienced physical or sexual violence by theirpartner in their life. READ MORE

  5. 14. Resistance is Utile : a study of civil society organizing for public service regarding the Occupation of Sollefteå Hospital

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Mimmi Andersson Johansen; [2020]
    Keywords : resistance; occupation; discourse; biopower; identification; cultural heritage;

    Abstract : The declining access to public service is a concern for most rural areas in Sweden. This study aims to understand how civil society organize in order to maintain public service with the example of the occupation of Sollefteå Hospital. The protest opposes the closure of acute health care wards, most notably the maternity ward. READ MORE

  6. 15. Assessing the governance capacity to implement resource-oriented sanitation and waste management systems in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean : a case study of the town of Chía, Colombia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Mónica Carlota García Aguilar; [2020]
    Keywords : environmental governance; resource recovery; organic waste; wastewater; circular economy; sustainable urban development;

    Abstract : Sustainable approaches for waste management and sanitation are key to deal with the environmental and health challenges that growing urbanization is creating around the world. Implementing systems that allow to reuse resources contained in the organic waste streams (OWS) is an approach that can bring many benefits, especially in low-medium income areas as the Latin American and Caribbean region, where excreta, wastewater, and waste are not properly managed. READ MORE