Sökning: "neighborhood"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 143 avhandlingar innehållade ordet neighborhood.

  1. 1. Neighborhood Design and Travel : a Study of Residential Quality, Child Leisure Activity and Trips to School

    Författare :Pia Westford; Dick Urban Vestbro; Anders Hagson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :urban design; neighborhood; car use; child leisure activity; school trips; lifestyle; perceived environment;

    Sammanfattning : Sustainable urban mobility calls for well-informed design of neighborhoods. Although many studies have been conducted in the field, there is little evidence about the relationships between design elements, urban quality and behavior. Little is also known about residents’ valuation of design and urban quality in this context. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Immigration and the Neighborhood : Essays on the Causes and Consequences of International Migration

    Författare :Henrik Andersson; Matz Dahlberg; Per Engström; Albert Saiz; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Immigration; Neighborhood; Refugees; Asylum policy; Ethnic enclaves; Native migration; Housing prices; Self-employment; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay 1 (with Kristoffer Jutvik): This paper uses quasi-experimental evidence to understand how changes in migration policy affect the number of asylum seekers. We look specifically at a sudden, regulatory change in the Swedish reception of Syrian asylum seekers. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Neighborhood environment and physical activity

    Författare :Ulf Eriksson; kardiovaskulär epidemiologi och levnadsvanor Allmänmedicin; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; walkability; land use; residential density; physical activity pattern; accelerometer; public health; walking; GIS; physical activity; Neighborhood;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction Insufficient levels of physical activity are one of the top contributors to global mortality, and it is an important public health priority to increase the proportion of physically active people in the population. The interest in environmental determinants of physical activity has been rapidly increasing over the past few years. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Neighborhood Effects on Cardiovascular Health

    Författare :Per-Ola Forsberg; Allmänmedicin och klinisk epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Coronary heart disease; Heart failure; Neighborhood; Workplace; Education;

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  7. 5. Neighborhood environments, lifestyles and noncommunicable diseases in Sweden and Japan

    Författare :Kenta Okuyama; Allmänmedicin och klinisk epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neighborhood; Noncommunicable diseases; obesity; Physical inactivity; Depressive symptoms; Pain; Socioeconomic status;

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