Essays about: "problems of poor people"

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  1. 11. Managing loneliness as a risk factor in the suicidal behaviour of elderly people in Sweden : A case study in Region Skåne

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Talal Khalil; [2020]
    Keywords : Sweden; Region Skåne; elderly; loneliness; social isolation; suicide; risk factors; prevention; help-seeking behaviour; Sverige; Skåne; äldre; ensamhet; social isolering; självmord; riskfaktorer; förebyggande; hjälpsökande beteende.;

    Abstract : Suicide is among the major public health problems in Sweden and worldwide with social, emotional and financial consequences. Suicide is present in almost all age groups, and the elderly shows no exception of this trend. The research defines the elderly as those 65 years of age and older. READ MORE

  3. 12. Vilka trädarter kan inom 50 år bli invasiva i svenska städer?

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

    Author : Rasmus Eriksson Lantz; [2020]
    Keywords : invasivitet; klimatförändring; exotiska trädarter; invasive; climate change; exotic tree species;

    Abstract : Our cities are growing more and more, people are moving in and the in the cities congestion is getting bigger (Boverket 2019). Buildings in combination with vehicle traffic and congestion affect air quality (Gustafsson et al. 2014). READ MORE

  4. 13. Can Consumer Wearables Provide Information for Stress Measurements?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

    Author : Emilia Törnell; [2019]
    Keywords : Wearables; Heart rate; Accuracy; Feature; Effective; User experience.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Psychiatric diagnoses are growing as the most common reason for people in Sweden to leave in sick from work, and within this category, stress-related health problems is the largest. At the same time, a market of wearables is exploding with new ways to keep track of health. READ MORE

  5. 14. Adopting Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)in Metro-Manila Railway system : Considering Sweden’s Experience and Learning

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Farhad Arian Far; [2019]
    Keywords : Transit-Oriented Development; Traffic Congestion; Metro-Manila Railway Network; Stockholm Metro System;

    Abstract : Transit-oriented development (TOD) or as it is referred to in Sweden ABC (Arbete, Bostad,och Centrum which means work, housing, and city center) is the highly prevailing and excitingconcept of integrating urban communities, activities, people, buildings and public places together.This idea is primarily focused upon the creation of walkable, pedestrian-oriented communities andcycling connections, which are centered among the high-quality train systems. READ MORE

  6. 15. (Ine)quality of air and water - A political ecology approach to a multilevel analysis of individual- and country-level factors impacting people’s experience of environmental quality in their community

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Josefin Stagge; [2019]
    Keywords : air quality; water quality; environmental justice; political ecology; uneven development; world-systems analysis; multilevel linear regression; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine inequalities in terms of air and water quality in a cross-national study comparing determinants at both individual and national level using a subjective measurement. This study explores how uneven development and economic inequalities within and between countries affect people’s experience of environmental problems (i. READ MORE