OBJECTIVES The aim of this population-based study was to investigate associations between recreational values of the close natural environment and neighbourhood satisfaction, physical activity, obesity and wellbeing. METHODS Data from a large public health survey distributed as a mailed questionnaire in suburban and rural areas of southern Sweden were used (N = 24,819; 59% participation rate)...

a r t i c l e i n f o Introduction: The present study examined parents' and adolescents' perceptions of adolescent functioning after being discharged from residential treatment as well as the stability of functioning over time. Method: Data for the study were collected as a part of a continuous process of evaluating post-treatment functioning. Adolescents and their parents were interviewed at h...

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the existing signals in three European cities were developed according usability principles and ergonomic aspects for the citizen. City maps and signals will be tested using efficiency, effectiveness and user's satisfaction criteria. Among the urban areas are the center of Paris-FR, assumed to be well signalized, the historical center of Guimarães-...

nowadays we are living in a situation that houses are looked as a profitable product and as an economic need for families, instead of being a place for tranquillity. in the other word, home which is generally a place of residence is now replaced by shelter. in the other hand, people need to have tranquillity, sense of security in private life and respected territory; so organization of living e...