El efecto de las áreas verdes urbanas en el desempeño académico en un contexto de pandemia

  • Enver L. Terrazas-Núñez Universidad María Auxiliadora
Palabras clave: salud mental, áreas verdes urbanas, desigualdad social, desempeño académico

Resumen

Las áreas verdes urbanas son conocidas por transmitir paz y bienestar a las personas expuestas a ellas. Debido a ello, las políticas públicas consideran que las áreas verdes deben estar incluidas en la planeación urbana; sin embargo, la evidencia indica que no muchos centros urbanos tienen a su disposición dichas áreas; es decir, hay personas que, por vivir en ciertos distritos, se beneficiarían más de los efectos positivos de la naturaleza que otros. ¿Cómo se daría en el caso de los estudiantes durante la pandemia? Este ensayo presenta evidencia acerca de cómo la naturaleza nos mejora la calidad de vida y las repercusiones que nos produce al no estar expuestos a ella. Especialmente en estos tiempos de pandemia, porque en Lima no todos los distritos tienen el mismo acceso a dichas áreas.

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Enver L. Terrazas-Núñez, Universidad María Auxiliadora

Bachiller y Licenciado en Psicología por la Universidad Ricardo Palma, egresado de la Maestría en Estadística Aplicada de la Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina y con grado de Master of Science en Psicología Social Aplicada de la Universidad de Groningen. Se especializó en el diseño de investigación en ciencias de la salud, ciencias sociales, y en la evaluación y diseño de programas sociales. Actualmente es docente a tiempo completo de la carrera de Psicología en la Universidad María Auxiliadora y consultor particular en temas sociales. Anteriormente, se desempeñó en cargos de atención primaria y coordinación (psicólogo en centros de salud y proyectos comunitarios).

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Publicado
2022-12-14
Cómo citar
Terrazas-Núñez, E. L. (2022). El efecto de las áreas verdes urbanas en el desempeño académico en un contexto de pandemia . En Líneas Generales, 8(008), 33-48. https://doi.org/10.26439/en.lineas.generales2022.n008.5170
Sección
Dossier: Pandemia, Pospandemia: Pensar la educación