Peter Schantz
Professor
Email: peter.schantz@gih.se
Phone: +46 8-120 53 818
Visiting address: Lidingövägen 1
Room: 1243
Belongs to: Department of Health Sciences, Section for Public Health Sciences
Interests
Read more about my interests in teaching, research and collaboration.
I am most interested in teaching research methodology and various aspects of the thematic area of movement, health and environment.
I am focusing on integrative research based on physiology, behaviour and environment. Issues related to the area of physical activity, public health and sustainable development creates our research questions. The most important current research project deals with active commuting through cycling or walking.
Another area of relates to green environments, physical activity and health.
I am currently cooperating with researchers at the universities of Stockholm and Umeå.
Latest publications
- Article
Pedestrians’ Perceptions of Motorized Traffic in Suburban–Rural Areas of a Metropolitan Region
2026- Dan Andersson,
- Lina Wahlgren,
- Peter Schantz
- Article
Om vad August Krogh, ett Nobelpris och insulin kom att betyda för Danmark
2025- Peter Schantz
- Article
Kommer vi ha någon Nationalstadspark värd att fira om 30 år?
2025- Richard Murray,
- Görel Thurdin,
- Henrik Waldenström,
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Other information
I am head of research for the R&D group for Movement, Health and Environment, which works with issues related to physical activity, public health and sustainable development.
Leads the research unit "Movement, health and environment" dealing with issues related to physical activity, public health and sustainable development.
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Photo: Linus Hallgren
Photo: Linus Hallgren
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Academic title
Professor in Human Biology, Dr med sc, Director of Gymnastics