Hostile architecture is a passive design phenomenon in cities used to discourage the public presence of the unhoused population. Examples include benches with middle armrests to prevent individuals from lying to sleep and trashcans with locks to prevent garbage picking. These designs exist within a larger web of anti-homeless laws and regulations popularized by neoliberal governments as broader social welfare programs that support this vulnerable population are abandoned. The homeless population is one that faces several health disparities and increased mortality compared to the general population. Hostile architecture likely influences the health of the homeless and worsens these disparities by forcing these individuals to relocate to more remote and harmful places in the city. Due to this relationship, hostile architecture can and should be brought into the purview of the field of urban bioethics using several ethical frameworks. It is only through a multidisciplinary approach that research deficits can be addressed, and the plight of the homeless community be improved. / Urban Bioethics
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TEMPLE/oai:scholarshare.temple.edu:20.500.12613/10225 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | McCreath, Brendan, 0000-0003-3825-5239 |
| Contributors | Tuohy, Brian |
| Publisher | Temple University. Libraries |
| Source Sets | Temple University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 42 pages |
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| Relation | http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/10187, Theses and Dissertations |
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