Design for Sanitation

How does design influence train toilet hygiene?

Doctoral thesis (2021)

Authors

M. Loth Applied Ergonomics and Design - IDE
Research Group
Applied Ergonomics and Design (IDE) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2021 M. Loth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:1d5f7ea6-8464-48dd-b593-f2cba9c1f493
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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Human-Centered Design

Research Group

Applied Ergonomics and Design

Abstract

Humans are travelling, and they may need a toilet on the go.
However, they try to avoid this toilet because they perceive it as being dirty.
This research project improved the Dutch train toilet's hygiene by reducing physical, mental, and social distances between toilet, dirt, and train travellers.