Essays about: "leisure activities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 105 essays containing the words leisure activities.

  1. 21. Island back to people - regeneration process of the post-industrial island

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Adriana Heglewicz; [2022]
    Keywords : post-industrial; regeneration; Szczecin; Poland; island; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : In many post-industrial cities, the relationship between water and the city has changed over the years. Our needs are different now, and because of that, the character and usage of these locations have changed with time. From areas with production power and industrial growth, to sources of social hubs, leisure, and outdoor activities. READ MORE

  3. 22. Collaborative Food Production as a Tool for Sustainable Behaviour

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för marina vetenskaper

    Author : Louisa Will; [2021-11-17]
    Keywords : Food Production; Sustainable; Collaborative; ocean literacy; blue community garden; sea society; hav och samhälle;

    Abstract : To make people be able to effectively be able to make decisions to save the ocean from overexploitation, researchers are calling for strategies to make individuals more ocean literate. An Ocean Literacy Framework has been developed to increase public knowledge about the ocean and the relationship between humans and the ocean, but the framework does not yet address how the newly gained knowledge can be transformed into sustainable behaviours that benefit the state of the ocean. READ MORE

  4. 23. More money for less work – or more work for less money? : Microfinance in the context of poverty and extreme working hours in the Kenyan informal economy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Axel Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Kenya; Labour Supply; informal economy;

    Abstract : The Sub-Saharan African informal economy is often characterised by underemployment where workers spend countless hours earning bare minimum. This study investigates the impact of microfinance participation on earnings, time spent on market work, household work and leisure among women in the informal economy in Kenya. READ MORE

  5. 24. Association between cognitive measures, global brain surface area, genetics, and screen-time in young adolescents : Estimation of causal inference with machine learning

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Evgenija Kravchenko; [2021]
    Keywords : Causal modelling; DirectLiNGAM; PGS; intelligence; screen time; cognitive development; Kausal modellering; DirectLiNGAM; PGS; intelligens; skärmtid; kognitiv utveckling;

    Abstract : Screen media activity such as watching TV and videos, playing video games, and using social media has become a popular leisure activity for children and adolescents. The effect of screen time has been a highly debated topic; however, there is still very little known about it. READ MORE

  6. 25. Brákarey Wellness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Óli Geir Kristjánsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Iceland; Wellness; Bathing; Harbor; Sea; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Our decisions from the past affect the present time. The same is true of the decisions we make today. How do we want to see our local environment in the future? In the western part of Iceland there is an island called Brákarey. Brákarey is connected via bridge to the town of Borgarnes. READ MORE