The Study of Spatial Safety and Social Psychological Health Features of Deaf Children and Children with an Intellectual Disability in the Public School Environment Based on the Visual Access and Exposure (VAE) Model

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Guohui Sun¹  Ning Ma²  Shuangjin Li³  Xinzhi Pan⁴  Shuang Ma⁵  Sa Ma⁶ 

[1] Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment and Viral Oncology, College of Life Science and Chemistry, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China;College of Art and Design, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China;Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima 739-8529, Japan;Laguardalow Architect, New York, NY 10041, USA;Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan;Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Spatial Information Smart Sensing and Services, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Research Institute for Smart Cities, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China;

关键词: visual accessibility;    visual exposure;    spatial safety;    public psychological health;    school architecture;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18084322

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Nowadays, there is increasing attention towards the safety and feelings of children in urban or architectural space. In this study, the authors suggest a new approach based on the Visual Access and Exposure (VAE) Model to evaluate the spatial safety and social psychological health features of deaf children and children with an intellectual disability in the public school environment. The authors present a preliminary study of deaf children and children with an intellectual disability in a primary school located in Deyang by measuring the visual exposure and visual access in the public environment. The results illustrate that there are a few spaces, such as a long corridor and the space behind the elevators, that are not very safe for deaf children and children with an intellectual disability. In terms of social psychosocial preference, this special group prefers to stay in low visual access areas, which may be influenced by their introverted and impaired social communication ability. This study could have implications for the existence and optimization of an architecture design for relevant groups. With the increase in school bullying incidents and public psychological health problems related to youth, this approach could be used widely in the area of school safety and public psychological health management.

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