Every day from our taps, tens or even hundreds of liters of water are wasted: an expenditure that does not impact only on the economy, but also and above all on the environment and society. Although the drought does not seem to be a concrete emergency to many, the scarcity of water resources in some places on the globe costs a child life every 15 seconds (data: Unicef, 2018). Moreover, today 2.1 billion people live without potable in their homes (data: Unicef, 2018) and can be around 5 billion by 2050: it is therefore necessary to take action as soon as possible in order to adopt new systems and avoid the waste of a strategic resource for the survival of the planet by urging a conscious consumer education. Water is a public good and in its use we measure the different cultural sensitivities of each society that think in terms of future and, despite for many populations, opening the tap and seeing plenty of water come out is a daily gesture, there are those who do not have this good with this facility and weekly have date and time to fill their buckets. It is the case of the inhabitants of the precarious Brazilian settlements that live their lives between a normal water supply, often obtained from irregular networks and links, and periods of total dryness. This thesis wants to analyze not only the contexts in which the lack of water resources is already an emergency, but also the behaviors that- accomplices the lack of a correct environmental education and of the awareness of their daily actions - contribute to worsening the situation of a resource already in deficit. If, as the Romans said, "mater artium necessitas" (necessity sharpens ingenuity), through Design we want to offer people the possibility of greater control of their consumption, enabling them to know and making sure that they no longer cause the problem, but they contribute to the solution.Of necessity, virtue. Starting from an in-depth analysis of the needs and the situation today in the precarious Brazilian urban settlements, a manual has been developed that aims to guide the user to the correct use of the water they have available, as well as a series of products that adopt the philosophy of reuse and recycling typical of the scenario in question. With these proposals we want to work on the cultural dimension related to the use of water and to that practice, inviting through use to a more conscious and sustainable dimension.
Tutti i giorni dai nostri rubinetti decine o persino centinaia di litri d’acqua vengono sprecati: un dispendio che non impatta solo sull’economia, ma anche e sopratutto sull’ambiente e sulla società. Seppur a molti la siccità non sembri un’emergenza concreta, la scarsità di risorse idriche in alcune località del globo costa la vita a un bambino ogni 15 secondi (dati: Unicef, 2018). Oggi, inoltre, 2,1 miliardi di persone vivono senza avere acqua utilizzabile nelle proprie case (dati: Unicef, 2018) e potranno essere circa 5 miliardi entro il 2050: occorre dunque correre ai ripari il prima possibile e adottare nuovi sistemi, al fine di evitare lo spreco di una risorsa strategica per la sopravvivenza del pianeta sollecitando un’educazione al consumo consapevole. L’acqua è un bene pubblico e nel suo utilizzo si misurano le diverse sensibilità proprie di ogni società e cultura, che pensi in termini di futuro e, nonostante per molte popolazioni sia normale vedere uscire, quotidianamente, acqua in abbondanza dal rubinetto, c’è chi invece non dispone di questo bene con tale facilità e settimanalmente ha giorno e ora per poter riempire i propri secchi. È il caso degli abitanti degli insediamenti precari brasiliani che vivono in bilico tra un approvvigionamento d’acqua normale, ottenuto però spesso da reti e collegamenti irregolari, e periodi di totale siccità. Questa tesi si rivolge non solo a contesti in cui la carenza delle risorse idriche è già un’emergenza, ma anche ai comportamenti che - complici la mancanza di una corretta educazione ambientale e la scarsa consapevolezza delle proprie azioni quotidiane - concorrono a peggiorare la situazione di una risorsa giá in deficit. Se come dicevano i latini “mater artium necessitas” (la necessità aguzza l’ingegno), attraverso il Design si vuole dare alle persone la possibilità di un maggior controllo dei propri consumi, abilitandoli della conoscenza e facendo in modo che diventino non più causa del problema, ma parte della soluzione. Di necessitá, virtú. Partendo da un’analisi approfondita delle necessità e della situazione oggi negli insediamenti urbani precari brasiliani è stato elaborato un manuale che intende guidare l’utilizzatore al corretto utilizzo dell’acqua che hanno a disposizione, oltre ad una serie di prodotti che adottano la filosofia del riuso e del riciclo tipici dello scenario in questione. Con queste proposte si vuole lavorare sulla dimensione culturale relativa all’uso dell’acqua e a quella pratica invogliando attraverso l’uso ad una dimensione più consapevole e sostenibile.
Agua Viva. Manuale per una gestione sostenibile dell'acqua in insediamenti abitativi precari.
CAMPOS TEIXEIRA BASTOS, CAMILA
2017/2018
Abstract
Every day from our taps, tens or even hundreds of liters of water are wasted: an expenditure that does not impact only on the economy, but also and above all on the environment and society. Although the drought does not seem to be a concrete emergency to many, the scarcity of water resources in some places on the globe costs a child life every 15 seconds (data: Unicef, 2018). Moreover, today 2.1 billion people live without potable in their homes (data: Unicef, 2018) and can be around 5 billion by 2050: it is therefore necessary to take action as soon as possible in order to adopt new systems and avoid the waste of a strategic resource for the survival of the planet by urging a conscious consumer education. Water is a public good and in its use we measure the different cultural sensitivities of each society that think in terms of future and, despite for many populations, opening the tap and seeing plenty of water come out is a daily gesture, there are those who do not have this good with this facility and weekly have date and time to fill their buckets. It is the case of the inhabitants of the precarious Brazilian settlements that live their lives between a normal water supply, often obtained from irregular networks and links, and periods of total dryness. This thesis wants to analyze not only the contexts in which the lack of water resources is already an emergency, but also the behaviors that- accomplices the lack of a correct environmental education and of the awareness of their daily actions - contribute to worsening the situation of a resource already in deficit. If, as the Romans said, "mater artium necessitas" (necessity sharpens ingenuity), through Design we want to offer people the possibility of greater control of their consumption, enabling them to know and making sure that they no longer cause the problem, but they contribute to the solution.Of necessity, virtue. Starting from an in-depth analysis of the needs and the situation today in the precarious Brazilian urban settlements, a manual has been developed that aims to guide the user to the correct use of the water they have available, as well as a series of products that adopt the philosophy of reuse and recycling typical of the scenario in question. With these proposals we want to work on the cultural dimension related to the use of water and to that practice, inviting through use to a more conscious and sustainable dimension.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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