Essays about: "importance of outdoor activities"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 61 essays containing the words importance of outdoor activities.

1. 11. The missing links in Latvia’s hiking system : a case study of the Nature Park Talsu pauguraine in Latvia

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Anna-Sara Reinisch; [2022]
   Keywords : hiking; trails; outdoor recreation; planning; management; Latvia; Talsu pauguraine;

   Abstract : Urban green spaces provide ecosystem services, have a positive influence on human’s mental and physical health, and give room to perform outdoor recreation. Research shows that outdoor recreation not only improves health but also benefits the economy, education, and integration. READ MORE

3. 12. Skolgårdsgestaltningen påverkar användningen : gröna kvaliteter stärker ungdomars rätt till lek och vila

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

   Author : Rut Lindeberg; [2021]
   Keywords : landskapsarkitektur; ungdomar; skolgårdsgestaltning; barnkonventionen; gröna kvaliteter;

   Abstract : Kring ungdomars skolgårdar finns en osäkerhet, målgruppen räknas som barn samtidigt som de närmar sig vuxen ålder. FNs Barnkonvention blev 2020 svensk lag vilket ger ungdomar rätt till lek och vila, under pauser från skolarbetet. Skollagen ger dock inget uttalat stöd för en skolgård utan fokuserar på målstyrda kunskapskrav. READ MORE

4. 13. Connecting to nature in pre-school : a study of place experiences in a low-social economic area related to children´s development

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Amanda Guimarães Gabriel; [2021]
   Keywords : childhood place relations; sense of place in childhood; sense of place in childhood; children s development; outdoor place relations; nature and children s development; learning; low-social economic environments; vulnerable environments; narrative map;

   Abstract : Outdoor environments and nature could positively support pre-school children living in lowsocial economic urban environments. By valuing the role of lived experiences, this research explores how outdoor places and nature could support and counteract the widespread inequities that affect these children. READ MORE

5. 14. Balco(n)vid-19 : The use and the importance of balconies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Michaela Loukia Litsardaki; [2021]
   Keywords : balconies; coronavirus; pandemic; public space; collective initiatives;

   Abstract : To mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, unthinkable restrictions and measures were enforced. In a few weeks’ time, the greatest part of the global population went under strict lockdown policies. In this new reality, Italians took advantage of their balconies and started engaging in collective actions of communal and national solidarity. READ MORE

6. 15. Utevistelsens roll i äldreomsorgens förebyggande verksamhet under COVID-19 : en kvalitativ intervjustudie i Stockholms Stad

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Erika Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : covid-19; dagverksamhet; folkhälsa; förebyggande äldrevård; naturexponering; utevistelse; hälsofrämjande utemiljö och äldreomsorg;

   Abstract : Denna kvalitativa intervjustudie undersöker utevistelsens roll i äldreomsorgens förebyggande verksamhet under det pandemidrabbade året 2020 samt huruvida den kontext som COVID-19 skapat har gett upphov till nya insikter om utemiljön som framtida resurs. Genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med personal från fem olika stadsdelar i Stockholms Stad samlas erfarenheter som i två resultatdelar visar på En förändrad användning av utemiljön under 2020 och En förändrad syn på framtida användning av utemiljön. READ MORE