Department of Geography, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Department of Geography, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Health Place. 2018 Sep;53:26-33. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.07.009. Epub 2018 Jul 23.
This paper examines how interviews with outdoor recreational runners can help us understand how urban air pollution insinuates itself into the consciousness of those who may be breathing more polluted air than most. It begins by making the case for why studies of air pollution perception might turn to the subjectivities associated with taking part in relevant social practices. Then, with reference to debate about the extent to which groups of exercisers are thinking about certain aspects of what is physically happening during their exercise, we examine how outdoor recreational runners in London talk about the air that they breathe when running. We might imagine that this group would be particularly alive to urban air pollution in view of a presumed interest in physical performance and a personal history of running through various bodies of city air. However, through close scrutiny of their running talk, this paper documents how and why the suggestion of breathing polluted air is often placed beyond the realm of conscious thought for them during their runs. These findings point to particular strategies for encouraging healthy urban lifestyles and illustrate the potential of further studies on how social practices shape pollution perceptions.
本文探讨了对户外休闲跑步者进行访谈如何帮助我们了解城市空气污染是如何潜入那些可能吸入比大多数人更多污染空气的人的意识中的。本文首先提出了一个论点，即为什么空气污染感知的研究可能会转向与参与相关社会实践相关的主观性。然后，参考关于锻炼者群体在多大程度上思考他们在锻炼过程中身体发生的某些方面的争论，我们研究了伦敦的户外休闲跑步者在跑步时如何谈论他们呼吸的空气。鉴于人们对身体表现的预期兴趣以及个人在不同城市空气中跑步的历史，我们可能会想象这群人对城市空气污染会特别敏感。然而，通过对他们跑步谈话的仔细审查，本文记录了在跑步过程中，他们为什么以及如何将呼吸污染空气的建议置于意识之外。这些发现指出了鼓励健康城市生活方式的特定策略，并说明了进一步研究社会实践如何塑造污染感知的潜力。
