higjienike
Higjienike is a fictional term used in speculative discussions of public health, architecture, and urban design. The word is a portmanteau of hygiene and a suffix that signals a field of practice. In this usage, higjienike refers to an integrated approach to maintaining hygienic conditions in built environments through design, technology, and human behavior.
Concept and scope: Core principles include clean air and surfaces, water quality, waste management, and effective
Components: Key elements described in this concept include ventilation strategies with filtration or ultraviolet disinfection, antimicrobial
Applications: In fiction, higjienike appears in urban environments such as hospitals, schools, transit hubs, and office
Critique and challenges: Critics note that as a concept it is theoretical and may overestimate compliance or
See also: Hygienic design, infection control, environmental health, public health engineering.