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Entornos residenciales al aire libre para personas con sensibilidad química múltiple (MCS)
Emilia Danuta Lausen1, Marina Bergen Jensen1, Victoria Linn Lygum2
1Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Resumen
La Sensibilidad Química Múltiple (SQM) afecta a muchas personas, causando angustia física y psicológica. Este estudio describe los principios de diseño para espacios al aire libre para minimizar los desencadenantes químicos y apoyar a las personas con MCS.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud del medio ambiente
- La arquitectura
- Psicología
Sus antecedentes:
- Aumento de la prevalencia de la sensibilidad química múltiple (MCS).
- Impactos físicos y psicológicos de la EMC, incluido el aislamiento social.
- Necesidad de entornos interiores y exteriores de apoyo para las personas con MCS.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Desarrollar principios de diseño para áreas de vivienda al aire libre para apoyar a las personas con MCS.
- Para minimizar la exposición a los desencadenantes químicos ambientales en espacios al aire libre.
Principales métodos:
- Proceso de desarrollo iterativo basado en la investigación existente.
- Encuesta a 58 encuestados con MCS.
- Aplicación del análisis espacial y los principios de zonificación.
Principales resultados:
- Tres principios clave para el diseño de áreas de alojamiento al aire libre para MCS.
- Principio 1: Análisis espacial para minimizar la exposición a factores externos (ruido, perturbaciones visuales).
- Principio 2: Zonificación para una clara delimitación de las zonas privadas y semiprivadas.
- Principio 3: Selección cuidadosa de la vegetación y los materiales para evitar desencadenantes.
Conclusiones:
- Los principios desarrollados ofrecen un marco para crear entornos al aire libre más saludables para las personas con MCS.
- Las intervenciones de diseño pueden mitigar los desencadenantes ambientales y mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas con MCS.
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