Identification of Measures to Strengthen Resilience in Homes on the Basis of Lockdown Experience during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic and the need to put population into lockdown require a reflection on the capacity of homes to adjust to a specific function for which they are not designed: ensuring the health and wellbeing of people during lockdown periods. Thus, the government in the Comunitat Valenciana pro...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-06, Vol.13 (11), p.6168
Main Authors: Alonso, Mar, Rubio, Alberto, Escrig, Teresa, Soto, Teresa, Serrano-Lanzarote, Begoña, Matarredona-Desantes, Núria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Exercise
Mental health
Pandemics
Physical fitness
Public health
Quarantine
Questionnaires
Regulation
Resilience
Risk taking
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Sustainability
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic and the need to put population into lockdown require a reflection on the capacity of homes to adjust to a specific function for which they are not designed: ensuring the health and wellbeing of people during lockdown periods. Thus, the government in the Comunitat Valenciana promoted a study to evaluate house suitability in this Spanish region through the Valencia Institute of Building. The information was obtained by directly asking people affected through an online survey. On the basis of a series of indicators proposed in the study, the level of resilience and measures that favour house adaptation to such an extreme situation are analysed. The ultimate purpose is to offer solutions to enhance house behaviour against similar risks. The information obtained will be further useful for regional regulations of house design to be amended, currently under revision.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13116168