Alexandrina, um lugar comum: monólogo visitado enquanto percurso performativo entre devir artístico e vida profissional

Este trabalho resulta de um Projeto em Artes Cénicas, especialidade de Interpretação e Direção Artística. Teve como objetivo criar arte em contexto, com a criação de uma peça de teatro em formato monólogo, com uma personagem da vida quotidiana de uma cidade. Esta personagem inclui a reflexão sobre as interações entre o devir artístico (teatro) e a vida profissional (mobilidade sustentável) e constituiu-se como elemento que, referindo essa reflexão e essas interações de forma indireta, tornou-se um objeto dado a novas interpretações e reflexões. Considera em termos de enquadramento os campos de investigação referentes à performatividade do arquivo, à autobiografia e à autoetnografia. Este processo incluiu a criação de uma dramaturgia, em que a personagem é interpretada num espetáculo de teatro levado à cena em setembro de 2019. As reflexões sobre o enquadramento, o processo, a dramaturgia e o espetáculo são apresentadas neste documento, provando-se que foi possível estabelecer as interações referidas, através de um objeto artístico original.This work results from a Project in Performing Arts, specialty of Interpretation and Artistic Direction. Its aim was to create art in context, with the creation of a monologue play with a character from the daily life of a city. This character included the reflection on the interactions between the artistic becoming (theater) and the professional life (sustainable mobility) and was constituted as an element that, referring to this reflection and these interactions indirectly, became an object given to new interpretations. and reflections. It considers, in terms of framing, the fields of research related to archive performativity, autobiography and selfethnography. This process included the creation of a dramaturgy, in which the character is interpreted in a theater performance that took place in September 2019. The reflections on the framing, the process, the dramaturgy and the spectacle are presented in this document, proving that it was possible to establish the mentioned interactions through an innovative artistic object

Walkability Index for Elderly Health: A Proposal

Nowadays, the elderly tend to make more trips: Health benefits resulting from their daily walking routines are an important topic in the context of urban renewal processes. Many health organizations and researchers have demonstrated the influence of the urban environment on walkability levels. This article aims to design a multifactor Walkability Index for Elderly Health (WIEH), capable of associating both the adequacy level of public spaces to elderly walkability, and physical exercise benefits while walking. The methodological approach comprised two main parts: Firstly, a literature review of main reports, legislation, and scientific articles was conducted at the intersection of 'gerontology and physical exercise' with 'urban design and mobility', leading to the selection of four aging-related studies as main contributors to the design of the WIEH; and, secondly, the development of the WIEH was undertaken, based on two premises and designed according to four steps. The first premise defined three systematic areas (urban tissue, urban scene, and safety), variables, and criteria to classify the pedestrian network; and the second premise focused on slopes and stairs in public spaces. The WIEH is divided in four steps: (1) Analyzing public spaces and characterizing their quality for walking, (2) considering the existence of slopes and stairs, (3) calculating different routes for the elderly in their daily routines, or when going to points of interest, and (4) selecting the "heart-friendly route" for elderly people. Adequate walking paths for the elderly can be identified through this innovative approach, with the aim of achieving direct health benefits during their daily routines. Ultimately, the WIEH is capable of supporting decision makers and designers in creating inclusive and age-friendly spaces

A Field Survey on Indoor Climate in Land Transport Cabins of Buses and Trains

Assessing indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is fundamental to ensuring health, well-being, and safety. A particular type of indoor compartment, land transport cabins (LTCs), specifically those of trains and buses, was surveyed. The global rise in commute and in-cabin exposure time gives relevance to the current study. This study discusses indoor climate (IC) in LTCs to emphasize the risk to the well-being and comfort of exposed occupants linked to poor IEQ, using objective assessment and a communication method following recommendations of the CEN-EN16798-1 standard. The measurement campaign was carried out on 36 trips of real-time travel on 15 buses and 21 trains, mainly in the EU region. Although the measured operative temperature, relative humidity, CO2, and VOC levels followed EN16798-1 requirements in most cabins, compliance gaps were found in the indoor climate of these LTCs as per ventilation requirements. Also, the PMV-PPD index evaluated in two indoor velocity ranges of 0.1 and 0.3 m/s showed that 39% and 56% of the cabins, respectively, were thermally inadequate. Also, ventilation parameters showed that indoor air quality (IAQ) was defective in 83% of the studied LTCs. Therefore, gaps exist concerning the IC of the studied LTCs, suggesting potential risks to well-being and comfort and the need for improved compliance with the IEQ and ventilation criteria of EN16798-1