The full accessibility and usability of public spaces is fundamental to guarantee an independent life, social interactions and wellbeing in an inclusive cultural model. In this scenario, in addition to the physical and perceptive architectural barriers, it is necessary to consider that public space often presents a further level of criticality that conditions and limits the fruition: this can be defined as “climatic-environmental barriers” which - with regard to hygro-thermal comfort - can represent in some periods of the year an insurmountable obstacle for fragile users particularly sensitive to the exposure to climatic risks in open spaces. The city of Milan has produced a specific map that stresses how the urban heat island (UHI) is a problem that characterise many of the public spaces reducing accessibility, usability and soft-mobility in general. In fact, high temperature, direct sunlight, humidity in addition to air pollution are a major problem that can cause significant health problem to the weaker users. The elimination of barriers means also to contain the vulnerability to health and safety impacts. Thus, the paper, starting from some case studies in Milan, deals with methods and design solutions which, if correctly implemented, can increase the accessibility of public spaces, guaranteeing usability, well-being conditions and risk reduction even for weaker categories of users in contexts of public spaces currently inaccessible during the summer for most of the day. The case studies are open spaces characterised by a significant UHI effect and with very attractive services . In particular the attention will be focused on multifunctional solutions able to guarantee a wide range of benefit in addition to accessibility for all.

Questioni inerenti l’accessibilità dello spazio pubblico e il cambiamento climatico / Public Space Accessibility and Climate Change Issues

A. Tartaglia.;E. Mussinelli;D. Cerati;G. Castaldo
2019-01-01

Abstract

The full accessibility and usability of public spaces is fundamental to guarantee an independent life, social interactions and wellbeing in an inclusive cultural model. In this scenario, in addition to the physical and perceptive architectural barriers, it is necessary to consider that public space often presents a further level of criticality that conditions and limits the fruition: this can be defined as “climatic-environmental barriers” which - with regard to hygro-thermal comfort - can represent in some periods of the year an insurmountable obstacle for fragile users particularly sensitive to the exposure to climatic risks in open spaces. The city of Milan has produced a specific map that stresses how the urban heat island (UHI) is a problem that characterise many of the public spaces reducing accessibility, usability and soft-mobility in general. In fact, high temperature, direct sunlight, humidity in addition to air pollution are a major problem that can cause significant health problem to the weaker users. The elimination of barriers means also to contain the vulnerability to health and safety impacts. Thus, the paper, starting from some case studies in Milan, deals with methods and design solutions which, if correctly implemented, can increase the accessibility of public spaces, guaranteeing usability, well-being conditions and risk reduction even for weaker categories of users in contexts of public spaces currently inaccessible during the summer for most of the day. The case studies are open spaces characterised by a significant UHI effect and with very attractive services . In particular the attention will be focused on multifunctional solutions able to guarantee a wide range of benefit in addition to accessibility for all.
2019
Abitare inclusivo. Il progetto per una vita autonoma e indipendente / Inclusive living. Design for an autonomous and independent living
9788832050448
climate change, accessibility, nature-based solutions
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