Reducing rates of overweight and obesity in children remains a prominent public health priority. Parents have been shown to be a major influence on their children’s weight-related behaviors and weight status, but limited research has been devoted to exploring the factors that lead parents to select certain weight-related parenting practices over another. Past research has demonstrated a link between weight stigma (i.e., prejudicial attitudes or discriminatory behavior targeted at individuals who carry excess weight) and an individual’s own weight-related behaviors and outcomes, but no study has examined how parental levels of weight stigma may affect weight-related parenting practices. The primary objective of this study was to examine the cross-sectional associations between parental levels of weight-based stigmatization with parental feeding practices and parental support for physical activity. Responses were collected on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk website for n = 406 parents who 1) had at least one child aged 5-10 and 2) perceived themselves to be overweight or obese. After adjusting for relevant covariates, parental weight stigma was shown to be significantly associated with restrictive feeding practices, verbal modeling of eating behaviors, unintentional modeling of eating behaviors, child unhealthy snack consumption, and explicit modeling of physical activity (all ps < .05). A priori exploratory mediation analysis identified concern about child weight as a significant mediator between weight stigma and parental feeding practices. A discussion of the potential limitations of this study, future directions of research, and implications of these findings are included.

På flera platser kan ett centrum vara den enda naturliga mötesplatsen i ett bostadsområde. Det är därför av stor vikt att centrumet känns tryggt och inkluderande, men ofta är fallet det motsatta. En undersökning från Stockholms stad visar att centrumen ofta uppfattas som den mest otrygga platsen i ett bostadsområde, men även det viktigaste för de boende. Detta bidrar till att de boende går miste om denna mötesplats och de aktiviteter som platsen kan erbjuda. Centrumens utveckling är beroende av fastighetsägaren men de har inte alltid ambitionen eller möjligheterna att utveckla centrumfastigheterna till sin fulla potential. Studien syftar främst till att utreda vilka som är de främsta funktionerna med en centrumverksamhet i ett bostadsområde men även vilket syfte centrumet tjänar för lokalbefolkningen. Arbetet avser även att utreda vilka aspekter i en centrumverksamhet som är viktigast för besökarens upplevelse av trygghet. Fastighetsägarföreningens arbete grundar sig till stor del på trygghetsfrågor inom ett geografiskt begränsat område. På vilket sätt dessa föreningar kan påverka utvecklingen av centrum, och på så sätt området i stort, är ännu en aspekt som studerats i arbetet. Genom intervjuer och studiens teori- och litteraturgenomgång är förhoppningen att kunna ta fram de mest värdefulla åtgärderna och verktygen för att öka tryggheten i de lokala centrumen. För att exemplifiera hur arbetet kring centrum kan se ut i praktiken har två studieområden undersökts, Vårbergs centrum och Gottsunda Centrum. Dessa har valts då de har haft olika tillvägagångssätt i sin förvaltning av deras centrum.  Studien resulterar i att centrumverksamheter i ett bostadsområde är viktiga för den upplevda tryggheten i området. Det är en plats som bland annat ska bidra med service, mötesplatser och aktiviteter för de boende. Viktiga aspekter är den fysiska utformningen och att det är rent och snyggt på platsen. Fastighetsägarföreningar visade sig inte ha något mandat att ställa krav på centrumverksamheten i det område de verkar i, oavsett om de är medlemmar i föreningen eller inte. De kan däremot bistå med värdefull kunskap och expertis som kan användas i det gemensamma arbetet för trygghet. / In some residential areas a shopping center can be the only natural meeting place. Therefore, it is of great importance that this place feels safe and inclusive, but that is not always the case. A survey made by the City of Stockholm shows that the shopping center is often perceived as the most unsafe place in a residential area, but also the most important for the residents. This contributes to the residents losing an important meeting place and the activities that such a place can offer. The center's development is dependent on its property owner, but they do not always have the ambition or the opportunities to develop the center properties to their full potential. The study primarily aims to investigate which the main functions of a shopping center in a residential area are, but also what purpose the center serves for the local population. The work also aims to investigate which aspects of a center's operations that are most important for the visitor's perceived safety. The property owners' association's work is largely based on safety issues within a geographically limited area. In what way these associations can influence the development of the center, and the area in general, is another angle that is studied in this study. Through interviews, the study's theoretical background and literature review, the hope is to be able to produce the best measures and tools to increase safety in the local centers. To exemplify how work with shopping centers can look like in practice, two study areas have been examined, Vårberg Centrum and Gottsunda Centrum. These have been chosen due to the owners’ different approaches in management of their shopping centers. The study concluded that the shopping center in a residential area is important for the perceived safety in the area. It is a place that, among other things, will contribute with service, meeting places and activities for the residents. Important aspects are the environmental design and that it is clean and neat. Property owners' associations were found to have no mandate to set demands on the shopping center in the area in which they operate, regardless of whether they are members of the association or not. On the other hand, they can assist with valuable knowledge and expertise that can be used in collaborative work towards safety.

The project follows two previous semesters when the analysis of river Svitavy in Brno was elaborated together with colleagues Lenka Gulačovou and Zdeňka Sedláková. It dealt with the river's values and potential problems and subsequent recovery. Important aspect of the thesis is that it does not have the traditional form of urban study. The project extends into the theoretical plane, which is dedicated to the waterfront, the river in an urban environment and in particular to the issues of brownfields, that are substantial for the area of Svitava river. For this work I chose a site located close to the northern edge of the city (Obřany, Maloměřice, Husovice). Three sites are selected, their central motifs are islands and brownfields. Both of these phenomena have their values, problems, but also large potential. At selected locations (Obřany, Maloměřice, Husovice) I try to illustrate the options that are presented in the form of interventions. Selected locations continually follow each other and are connected by a series of interventions that improve the quality of the space.

Objectives The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the video-based smartphone app ‘VIDEA bewegt’ over eight programme weeks on physical activity in German adults. - Design The study used a single-arm observational design, assessing the app’s effectiveness under real-life conditions. Data were collected from July 2019 to July 2020. - Setting The app is enabling users to access video-based educational content via their smartphone. A clinical visit or in-person contact was not required. Participants All individuals registered in the freely available app were invited to take part in the study. - Interventions The app aims to increase physical activity in everyday life. It combines educative videos on lifestyle-related benefits and instructional videos of strength and endurance exercises to do at home with motivational components like goal setting, documentation of progress and personalised messages. - Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcomes were physical activity based one MET minutes per week (metabolic equivalent) and step numbers. Secondary outcomes included physical self-efficacy (motivational, maintenance, recovery self-efficacy), health-related quality of life: Mental Health Component Summary score and Physical Health Component Summary score. - Results Of 97 people included in the data analysis, 55 successfully completed the programme and all questionnaires. Significant increases over eight programme weeks (between T0 and T2) were observed in physical activity based on MET minutes per week, health-related quality of life, and recovery self-efficacy. Time spent sitting and body mass index significantly decreased for those completing the programme. Conclusions Although significant benefits of physical activity were observed following a complete-case analysis, results should be dealt with caution. Studies with a larger and less heterogeneous sample and robust study designs able to measure causal effects would be desirable. Trial registration number DRKS00017392.