Interspecies coexistence and environmental sensitivity in urban design: a qualitative study in Onex, Switzerland

Aitor Frías-Sánchez; Estefanía Mompean Botias

doi:10.14198/i2.28842

Autores/as

Aitor Frías-Sánchez Universidad de Málaga, España https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0131-9219
Estefanía Mompean Botias École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Suiza https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4637-5871

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14198/i2.28842

Palabras clave:

sensibilidad ambiental, codiseño interespecies, ciudad multiespecies, diseño urbano, investigación cualitativa, adaptación climática, Onex, Suiza

Resumen

Este artículo presenta un análisis cualitativo basado en datos recogidos en el proyecto L’étendue sauvage. remarquer le monde qui nous échappe, en Onex, Suiza, durante el verano de 2022. A través de 47 entrevistas semiestructuradas y mapas interactivos, el estudio exploró la sensibilidad ambiental de los residentes y su capacidad para percibir, experimentar emocionalmente y adaptarse a nuevas realidades eco-sociales. El objetivo principal fue investigar cómo los habitantes urbanos perciben y se vinculan emocionalmente con presencias más-que-humanas en su entorno, examinando el potencial de reconfigurar el diseño urbano a través de relaciones interespecies. El análisis se organizó en dos ejes: la percepción de la vida silvestre y las emociones asociadas a eventos climáticos disruptivos. Entre los hallazgos más relevantes destaca el reconocimiento generalizado de especies históricamente estigmatizadas, como ratas y murciélagos, como “Habitantes Independientes Legítimos de la Ciudad” (LIIC), desafiando narrativas urbanas antropocéntricas tradicionales. Asimismo, se constató una creciente afinidad emocional hacia las transformaciones ambientales, evidenciada en preocupaciones, memorias afectivas y adaptaciones cotidianas frente al cambio climático. El estudio concluye abogando por una aproximación cosmopolítica y multiespecie en el diseño urbano, promoviendo el reconocimiento de la agencia y los derechos de entidades más-que-humanas y fomentando la construcción de ciudades como ecosistemas dinámicos, sensibles y compartidos.

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