ABSTRACT

Cities in southern Chile face serious environmental pollution due to extensive use of firewood for heating and cooking. Lack of access to cleaner energy fuel, low-efficiency building materials, and a cold climate exacerbate the problem, which increases the deforestation of the native forests of Patagonia. While environmental justice research has established clear links between air pollution hazards and vulnerable populations, little is known about how this relationship influences the risk perception and adaptation strategies among all urban residents. This study assesses social vulnerability variables, indoor environments, and air pollution adaptation strategies in households located in the city of Coyhaique by monitoring households’ temperatures and conducting semistructured interviews with residents. Focused on interactions between people and their indoor and outdoor environments, this study reveals the microscale hazards and difficulties in overcoming the dilemma between breathing clean air and cheap heating as additional dimensions of environmental injustice. Keywords: air pollution, air quality perception, Coyhaique, environmental justice, firewood, spatial inequality.

摘要

由于大量使用柴火取暖和做饭，智利南部城市面临严重的环境污染。无法获得更清洁的能源燃料、低效的建筑材料和寒冷的气候加剧了这一问题，从而增加了巴塔哥尼亚原始森林的森林砍伐。虽然环境正义研究已经在空气污染危害和弱势群体之间建立了明确的联系，但人们对这种关系如何影响所有城市居民的风险感知和适应策略知之甚少。本研究通过监测家庭温度和对居民进行半结构化访谈，评估科伊海克市家庭的社会脆弱性变量、室内环境和空气污染适应策略。关键词：空气污染，空气质量感知，Coyhaique，环境正义，柴火，空间不平等。