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Green home-based dialysis and sustainability: A Scoping Review
Published: 2026-08-12
Subjects: Public Health, Rehabilitation and Therapy
Background Climate change is among the foremost threats to global health, and the healthcare sector is itself a substantial source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Dialysis is one of the most resource- and carbon-intensive treatments in medicine, and homebased modalities have been proposed as a more sustainable alternative to in-centre care. Despite growing interest, the empirical evidence on [...]
Current Development of Tourism and Recreation on Baltic Sea Coasts: New Directions and Perspectives
Published: 2019-02-13
Subjects: Education, Environmental Studies, Geography, Human Geography, Medicine and Health Sciences, Nature and Society Relations, Other Geography, Physical and Environmental Geography, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Spatial Science
Research work analyses current situation and development of tourism in the region of Baltic Sea. Specific case study of this paper is Pärnu Bay, Estonia. This region is known for unique environmental settings: mild maritime climate, broad beaches, coniferous pine forests on the coastal zone and high aesthetic value of the surrounding landscapes. However, after the end of USSR, Estonia survived a [...]