Oltra Christian, Sala Roser, Boso Àlex, Asensio Sergi López
Sociotechnical Research Centre, Department of Environment, CIEMAT, Barcelona, Spain.
Núcleo de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Environ Monit Assess. 2017 Jun;189(6):296. doi: 10.1007/s10661-017-6011-6. Epub 2017 May 27.
The use of portable sensors to measure air quality is a promising approach for the management of urban air quality given its potential to improve public participation in environmental issues and to promote healthy behaviors. However, not all the projects that use air quality mobile sensors consider the potential effects of their use on the attitudes and behaviors of non-expert individuals. This study explores the experiences, perceptions, attitudes, and behavioral intentions of 12 participants who used a real-time NO sensor over a period of 7 days in the metropolitan area of Barcelona and compares them with 16 participants who did not have access to the device but rather to documentary information. The study design is based on recombined focus groups who met at the beginning and end of a 7-day activity. The results suggest that the experience with the sensors, in comparison with the traditional information, generates greater motivation among participants. Also, that the use of the sensor seems to support a more specific awareness of the problem of air pollution. In relation to risk perception, the textual and visual information seems to generate stronger beliefs of severity among participants. In both groups, beliefs of low controllability and self-efficacy are observed. Neither using the sensor nor reading the documentary information seems to contribute positively in this sense. The results of the study aim to contribute to the design of public involvement strategies in urban air pollution.
使用便携式传感器来测量空气质量是城市空气质量管理的一种很有前景的方法，因为它有潜力提高公众对环境问题的参与度并促进健康行为。然而，并非所有使用空气质量移动传感器的项目都考虑到其使用对非专业人士的态度和行为的潜在影响。本研究探讨了12名参与者在巴塞罗那大都市区使用实时氮氧化物传感器7天期间的体验、认知、态度和行为意图，并将他们与16名没有使用该设备而是获取文献信息的参与者进行比较。该研究设计基于在为期7天的活动开始和结束时举行会议的重组焦点小组。结果表明，与传统信息相比，使用传感器的体验在参与者中产生了更大的积极性。此外，使用传感器似乎有助于更具体地认识空气污染问题。关于风险认知，文字和视觉信息似乎在参与者中产生了更强的严重性信念。在两组中，都观察到了低可控性和自我效能感的信念。在这方面，使用传感器和阅读文献信息似乎都没有产生积极作用。该研究结果旨在为城市空气污染方面的公众参与策略设计做出贡献。
