Essays about: "physical health thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 314 essays containing the words physical health thesis.

1. 1. Testing a contemplative landscape method to design a stress-reducing therapeutic landscape for the Mellanorrlands Hospice

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

   Author : Anna Artemeva; [2024]
   Keywords : Therapeutic garden; contemplation; stress reduction; palliative care; hospice centre;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the effectiveness of the Contemplative Landscape Method (CLM) in designing a stress-reducing therapeutic landscape for Mellanorrlands Hospice, aimed at improving the well-being of palliative care patients. With the increasing importance of palliative care due to an ageing population and the growing demand for hospice services, this study addresses the pressing need for therapeutic landscapes that make a positive contribution to the emotional and psychological health of patients and staff. READ MORE

3. 2. Incorporating Environmental Psychology in Architectural Design Processes : creation of a Translation Tool based on Affordances

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : My Gutke Lunsjö; [2024]
   Keywords : Environmental Psychology; Architectural Design; Tool Development; Affordances; Research Implementation; Applied Research;

   Abstract : Considering the enormous investment society makes in developing and shaping the built environment, and the huge impacts that buildings have on people’s health and well-being, there is an urgent need to better understand how to design buildings for human welfare. In the realm of architectural practice, designers are increasingly met with demands to present evidence of how their designs perform from a user perspective. READ MORE

4. 3. The Health Dilemma of Urban Densification : A Study on the Health Effects of Urban Densification in Three Swedish Cities

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

   Author : Hugo Runberger; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: Urban Densification; Physical health; Mental health; Planners role; Municipal planning.;

   Abstract : In recent years, Sweden has undergone urbanization, with cities growing and the population increasing. At the same time, there is a great shortage of housing and a great need to expand. As Swedish cities grow, densification has been used as a planning ideal and strategy. READ MORE

5. 4. Meadowscape : Bring health to ecological systems through actions in the agricultural landscape

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Anna Östlund; [2023]
   Keywords : Actor-network theory; landscape ecology; agriculture; artifacts; patterns;

   Abstract : The physical landscape is a patchwork of different physical and immaterial structures and networks built up through time, where nature and culture cooperate in processes of shaping the landscape. Since the first settlers in Sweden the grass meadow has taken a central part in the agricultural practices, but today little of this landscape remains. READ MORE

6. 5. Samband mellan fysisk aktivitet och sömn hos hundägare samt nattvila hos hund : effekter av ett gemensamt träningsprogram

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences; SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

   Author : Moa Blomstedt; Emma Flyman; [2023]
   Keywords : aktivitetsmätare; fysisk aktivitet; hund; hundägare; samsovning; sömn; träningsprogram; vila;

   Abstract : Fysisk aktivitet är viktigt för att hund och hundägare ska må bra. Flera studier gjorda på människa och hund visar att en god fysisk aktivitet ger flera hälsofördelar. Inom humanstudier påvisas även att fysisk aktivitet ger en bättre sömn som även är en viktig del för måendet. READ MORE