Urban Health: Assessment of Indoor Environment Spillovers on Health in a Distressed Urban Area of Rome

It is notable that indoor environment quality plays a crucial role in guaranteeing health, especially if we consider that people spend more than 90% of their time indoors, a percentage that increases for people on low income. This role assumes even further significance when dealing with distressed u...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-05, Vol.13 (10), p.5760
Main Authors: Battisti, Alessandra, Calcagni, Livia, Calenzo, Alberto, Angelozzi, Aurora, Errigo, Miriam, Marceca, Maurizio, Iorio, Silvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Arthritis
Economic conditions
Empowerment
Environmental assessment
Health care
Health disparities
Health surveillance
Housing
Indoor air quality
Indoor environments
Interdisciplinary research
Interdisciplinary studies
Lifestyles
Overcrowding
Public health
Respiratory diseases
Socioeconomics
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Urban areas
Urbanism
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Summary:It is notable that indoor environment quality plays a crucial role in guaranteeing health, especially if we consider that people spend more than 90% of their time indoors, a percentage that increases for people on low income. This role assumes even further significance when dealing with distressed urban areas, vulnerable areas within cities that suffer from multiple deprivations. The community-based interdisciplinary research-action group of the University La Sapienza focused on a complex in the outskirts of Rome. The aim was to assess the correlations between architectural aspects of the indoor environment, socio-economic conditions, such as lifestyles and housing conditions, and eventually health outcomes. The intent of providing a comparative methodology in a context where official data is hard to find, led to the integration of social, health, and housing questionnaires with various environmental software simulations. What emerged is that underprivileged housing conditions, characterized by mold, humidity, unhealthiness, thermohygrometric discomfort, architectural barriers, and overcrowding, are often associated with recurrent pathologies linked to arthritis, respiratory diseases, and domestic accidents.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13105760