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Association Between Built-Environment and Livability: Case of Mumbai Slum Rehabs
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Daylight and ventilation effective design guidelines remain under-researched in the current habitat design policies of India. This study is of its first kind where environmental metrics and occupant health status were investigated together in the recently developed two hyperdense multirise slum rehabilitation housing (SRH) of Mumbai. A mixed-mode research methodology involving in-situ environmental sensor deployment, computational simulation coupled with household survey and statistical analysis was adopted here to investigate the interrelationship between built-environment geometrics, environmental characteristics and occupant health. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations predicted indoor airflow elucidated that the apartments lacked adequate airflow due to dearth of cross-ventilation. Sky View Factor (SVF) and Daylight Autonomy (DA) levels showcased that the tenements lacked adequate daylight. As a validation, regression analysis elucidated that the households with higher household size, staying at lower floor levels, devoid of exhaust fans, with shut windows, were found to have higher probability of incidence of Tuberculosis. These results conclude a strong association between built-environment and health status. This study would further aid in formulating forthcoming habitat design guidelines and rehabilitation designing policies.
Association Between Built-Environment and Livability: Case of Mumbai Slum Rehabs
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3753-5960
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8210-1566
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5336-4084
Daylight and ventilation effective design guidelines remain under-researched in the current habitat design policies of India. This study is of its first kind where environmental metrics and occupant health status were investigated together in the recently developed two hyperdense multirise slum rehabilitation housing (SRH) of Mumbai. A mixed-mode research methodology involving in-situ environmental sensor deployment, computational simulation coupled with household survey and statistical analysis was adopted here to investigate the interrelationship between built-environment geometrics, environmental characteristics and occupant health. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations predicted indoor airflow elucidated that the apartments lacked adequate airflow due to dearth of cross-ventilation. Sky View Factor (SVF) and Daylight Autonomy (DA) levels showcased that the tenements lacked adequate daylight. As a validation, regression analysis elucidated that the households with higher household size, staying at lower floor levels, devoid of exhaust fans, with shut windows, were found to have higher probability of incidence of Tuberculosis. These results conclude a strong association between built-environment and health status. This study would further aid in formulating forthcoming habitat design guidelines and rehabilitation designing policies.
Association Between Built-Environment and Livability: Case of Mumbai Slum Rehabs
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3753-5960
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8210-1566
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5336-4084
Daylight and ventilation effective design guidelines remain under-researched in the current habitat design policies of India. This study is of its first kind where environmental metrics and occupant health status were investigated together in the recently developed two hyperdense multirise slum rehabilitation housing (SRH) of Mumbai. A mixed-mode research methodology involving in-situ environmental sensor deployment, computational simulation coupled with household survey and statistical analysis was adopted here to investigate the interrelationship between built-environment geometrics, environmental characteristics and occupant health. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations predicted indoor airflow elucidated that the apartments lacked adequate airflow due to dearth of cross-ventilation. Sky View Factor (SVF) and Daylight Autonomy (DA) levels showcased that the tenements lacked adequate daylight. As a validation, regression analysis elucidated that the households with higher household size, staying at lower floor levels, devoid of exhaust fans, with shut windows, were found to have higher probability of incidence of Tuberculosis. These results conclude a strong association between built-environment and health status. This study would further aid in formulating forthcoming habitat design guidelines and rehabilitation designing policies.
Association Between Built-Environment and Livability: Case of Mumbai Slum Rehabs
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Jana, Arnab (editor) / Banerji, Pradipta (editor) / Sarkar, Ahana (author) / Kumar, Nikhil (author) / Jana, Arnab (author) / Bardhan, Ronita (author)
2021-03-18
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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