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Convocatoria: "Revisitando las periferias latinoamericanas. Trayectorias, derivas y debates actuales"

Cierre de la recepción de artículos: 31 de marzo 2025

Características arquitectónicas de los espacios exteriores de comunidades residenciales no cerradas para el incremento de la actividad física de niños y niñas

Autores/as

Resumen

Dado que la salud de niños y niñas es importante para la generación siguiente, la falta de actividad física puede ser considerada como un problema crucial de salud. Uno de los principales factores que afecta la actividad física en niños y niñas es el entorno construido, particularmente las áreas en torno a sus hogares, donde permanecen la mayor parte de sus vidas. El objetivo principal de esta investigación es identificar las características arquitectónicas que hacen que se incremente la actividad física no organizada de niños y niñas entre las edades de 7 y 13 años en espacios exteriores de comunidades residenciales. La metodología de investigación actual es del tipo estudio de campo con una aproximación cualitativa, y la información es analizada a través de un método descriptivo-analítico. Las herramientas de recolección de información incluyen observaciones y entrevistas. Para este estudio, se realizaron observaciones en once comunidades residenciales en cuatro metrópolis en Irán; las entrevistas fueron realizadas con niños y niñas residentes. Los resultados indican que la diversidad espacial incide significativamente en la actividad física de niños y niñas. Específicamente, el estudio identifica las características físicas y funcionales de diversidad espacial en los espacios exteriores de comunidades residenciales no cerradas que puedan incidir en la actividad física de niños y niñas.

Palabras clave:

entorno construido, comunidades residenciales no cerradas, actividad física no organizada, salud, espacio exterior, vivienda

Biografía del autor/a

Saba Hejazi, Isfahan University of Art

Bachelor and Master of Architecture from Art University of Isfahan. Doctoral candidate in architecture at Art University of Isfahan. 

Minoo Shafaei, Isfahan University of Art

Doctorate from Iran University of Science and Technology. Associate professor in the Faculty of Architecture at Art University of Isfahan.

Niloufar Malek, Isfahan University of Art

Doctorate in architecture from Shahid Beheshti University. Associate professor of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning at Art University of Isfahan. 

Thomas H.-K. Kang, Seoul National University

PhD University of California UCLA. Professor at Seoul National University 

Jin Baek, Seoul National University

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania. Professor at the Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Seoul National University. 

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