Essays about: "sociodemographic characteristics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words sociodemographic characteristics.

1. 1. Planning neighbourhoods for local living. New Urbanism ideas in practice

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

   Author : Vejuna Zalalyte; [2023-11-20]
   Keywords : neighbourhood; urban planning; density; mixed-use; walkability; access to services; local living; travel behaviour; behaviourism; New Urbanism;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the effect of New Urbanist planning theory on facilitating sustainable local living behaviours in inner city neighbourhoods. Drawing on the empirical evidence of two New Urbanist neighbourhoods in Lithuania and Sweden, the residents’ everyday lived experiences of the key guiding New Urbanist principles of density, mixed land use and walkability are explored. READ MORE

3. 2. Do estate-level characteristics generate unsafety? : Examining neighborhood and estate characteristics influence on perceived residential safety in Gothenburg

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Madeleine Frisk Garcia; [2023]
   Keywords : Perceived safety; fixed effects; estate level effects; customer satisfaction surveys;

   Abstract : Do estate and neighborhood characteristics influence perceptions of safety? Using data from a survey of residents living in municipal housing in Gothenburg, this paper argues that the spatial and social characteristics of a neighborhood vastly outpace the role of its socioeconomic and demographic composition, when it comes to accounting for the perceived safety of its residents. The dataset consists of survey data on residents’ perception of safety from 2013-2014 and 2016-2021 in Gothenburg linked with sociodemographic data at an estate level. READ MORE

4. 3. Vulnerable Populations and Urban Heat Islands: A Spatial Analysis of Socio-Demographic Factors and Heat Exposure in Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

   Author : William Godée; Hugo Lemna; [2023]
   Keywords : UHI; Urban Heat Islands; Stockholm; Spatial Analysis; GIS; ArcGIS; Regression; Vulnerable Population; Urbana Värmeöar; Stockholm; Rumslig Analys; GIS; ArcGIS; Regression; Sårbar Population;

   Abstract : The important urban issue of urban heat islands in Stockholm is examined in this thesis. These places influence urban sustainability, liveability, and public health because of the much higher temperatures they experience relative to their surroundings. READ MORE

5. 4. Perceived parental alcohol problems and psychosomatic complaints : A cross-sectional study of adolescents in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Numan Raza Syed; [2022]
   Keywords : Adolescent; Alcohol; parental drinking problems; CAST-6; psychosomatic complaints; CAN survey; Sweden.;

   Abstract : This study examined the association between Swedish adolescents’ self-reported psychosomatic health complaints and parental alcohol drinking problems controlling for sociodemographic characteristics. Data was obtained from a nationally representative sample from 2021, the national survey of the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN) survey. READ MORE

6. 5. Evaluation of health care professionals’ readiness for accepting Electronic Health Records in Western Iran: A Study of E-Health Care in a Developing Country

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : Naghmeh Yazdani; [2022]
   Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : The rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT) has affected all aspects of business, including health care. One of the most important contributions of ICT to healthcare system effectiveness is the creation of electronic health records (EHRs). READ MORE