Behaviors of seniors and impact of spatial form in small-scale public spaces in Chinese old city zones

Sun, Xuyang; Wang, Lijun; Wang, Fei; Soltani, Sahar

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2020.102894

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“…One of the functions of green open space is to create an outdoor environment for the aged to relax and socialize, and improve their health, well-being, and quality of life [58]. As emphasized in some studies, if the aged can live in more age-appropriate communities with multifunctional open spaces supporting interaction, it is helpful to promote the positive social interaction of the aged [9], reduce depression and anxiety, and improve their quality of life [30].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Normalize the total influence relation matrix T C by the dimensions (called "clusters") as shown in the following equation: where T α C denotes the normalizing total influence relation matrix of criteria by dimensions, and T α14 c is derived from equations ( 8) and (9). Similarly, T αmm c can be obtained as follows: First, a normalization calculation was performed on the total criterion influence relationships according to different dimensions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, in order to improve the Connect with Nature (D 2 ) dimension of the green space, improving the standards of the Social Interaction (D 3 ) dimension should be highlighted. Similarly, from the perspective of INRM, the most influential criterion for Outdoor Activities (D 1 ) is Suitable lighting (C 4 ), and the order of influence of the remaining criteria is C 9…”

Section: Using Danp To Clarify the Influence Relation Between And Weights Of Evaluation Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…us, the quality of public open space is low, and the social function has been neglected. As such, these spaces cannot meet the demands of the elderly for green open space [9]. e outbreak of the novel coronavirus also had an indirect impact.…”

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Exploring Strategies for Improving Green Open Spaces in Old Downtown Residential Communities from the Perspective of Public Health to Enhance the Health and Well-Being of the Aged

Luo

Liu

et al. 2021

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Based on the trend of global aging, people are paying more and more attention to the health of the elderly and the improvement of green open spaces. However, few studies have focused on strategies to improve green spaces in response to this trend. Especially, with the outbreak of COVID-19, an urgent need to develop a sustainable system strategy to improve the health of the elderly in residential communities in old districts has emerged. Traditional improvement strategies based on current situation evaluation often focus on the most prominent practical problems. Therefore, the objective of this study was to provide theoretical research and practical improvement strategies for green open spaces in old downtown residential communities to improve the health and well-being of the elderly. In response to this problem, this research proposes an alternative method based on causality (FDM-DANP-mV model), by extracting 23 green open space elements that affect the health of the elderly and dividing them into three dimensions, to form a preliminary evaluation framework. On this basis, the more effective and feasible standard elements are screened out, and the influence relationship behind the elements is clarified. Then, the sustainable development strategy is systematically discussed in three practical cases. This allows for the analysis of the present situation to not only identify the current significant problems but also to capture the source of the influence behind the real problems based on the clarification of the dominant influence relationship. The actual value of this study is to provide a key design decision basis for the improvement of the green open spaces in old downtown residential communities, aiming at avoiding waste to the greatest extent under the premise of limited resources and gradually promoting the improvement of the urban built environment to promote the health and well-being of the elderly.

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Section: Social Interaction (Social Support and Community Place Creation)mentioning

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Section: Researchmentioning

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Section: Using Danp To Clarify the Influence Relation Between And Weights Of Evaluation Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Exploring Strategies for Improving Green Open Spaces in Old Downtown Residential Communities from the Perspective of Public Health to Enhance the Health and Well-Being of the Aged

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“…In addition, environments affect the continuity of communication, social interaction, depth of relationships, and the like (Becker & Steele, 1995;Fleming & Singer, 1985;Moos, 1973;Peponis et al, 2002;Sundstrom et al, 1986). Further, the environment determines that only one speci c social group or, in contrast, all social groups are allowed to use space (Boakye-Dankwa et al, 2019;Sun et al, 2020). Some environments such as ghettos, communes, and colonies approach the concept of the congregation only to allow individual and necessary interactions with familiar people such as the study of Wirth from the Jewish community in America (Wirth, 1998) or the study of Gans in an Italian immigrant living in West and Boston (Gans, 1962).…”

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The effect of sub-climatic characteristics on urban behavior patterns based on two case studies: Yazd (hot and arid climate) and Fooman (moderate and humid climate) urban spaces

Ahmadi¹,

Bahrainy²

2021

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Severe climatic conditions are considered as one of the main factors shaping and in some cases limiting urban behaviors. Accordingly, environmental designers seek to make urban spaces usable for a wide range of behaviors during different times by bringing sub-climates closer to the comfort zone. The present study aims to evaluate the effects of sub-climate on behavioral patterns and explore solutions to moderate harsh climatic conditions in architecture and urban planning. This study compared the behavioral patterns of space users in hot and arid (Yazd) and moderate and humid (Fooman) climates. The recording of behavioral patterns was achieved by using the observation method (time-lapse photography) and analysis through the spatial analysis method. Based on the results, climatic characteristics affect both types of urban activities and the time cycles of their occurrence. Severe climatic conditions limit urban behaviors to essential activities and merely transcend space. Such states do not allow for a wide range of optional and social activities. Spatial physical tools such as building density, enclosure, occupancy level, amount of retreat on the ground floor and upper floors, type of building material, and the amount of green space have been used in historical formal-spatial patterns of Iran to moderate the harsh climatic conditions.

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Factors Related to Walking Behavior of the Elderly Residents in Urban Residential Green Spaces During COVID-19

Cao

Liu

Tang

2021

Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices

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Behaviors of seniors and impact of spatial form in small-scale public spaces in Chinese old city zones

Cited by 34 publications

References 27 publications

Exploring Strategies for Improving Green Open Spaces in Old Downtown Residential Communities from the Perspective of Public Health to Enhance the Health and Well-Being of the Aged

Exploring Strategies for Improving Green Open Spaces in Old Downtown Residential Communities from the Perspective of Public Health to Enhance the Health and Well-Being of the Aged

The effect of sub-climatic characteristics on urban behavior patterns based on two case studies: Yazd (hot and arid climate) and Fooman (moderate and humid climate) urban spaces

Factors Related to Walking Behavior of the Elderly Residents in Urban Residential Green Spaces During COVID-19

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