Implementation of green infrastructure for improving the building environment of elderly care centres

Wu, Huai-Wen; Kumar, Prashant; Cao, Shi-Jie

doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104682

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“…The finding also reinforces that of the United Nations Development Program [36] that road infrastructure positively affects market growth. While the finding is congruent with Wu et al [37] that green infrastructure is beneficial to the elderly (senior citizens) as it was rated very great extent of economic benefits, it is partly in discord with the finding of Otsuki et al [38] that infrastructure projects seldom benefit the marginalized communities although they agreed that the voices of the poor are not heard in the planning of infrastructure projects.…”

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Economic and Social Benefits and Challenges in the Infrastructure Projects Implementation in a Component City in Negros Occidental

Rogelio Raymund I. Tongson, Jr.,

Caelian

2024

TSSJ

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Implementation of infrastructure projects is a critical aspect of achieving sustainable development, especially in archipelagic countries like the Philippines. Hence, this study determined the extent of economic benefits (employment, income, and food security) and social benefits (health, education, safety, security, and environmental protection) from infrastructure projects. It also compared the differences in benefits when communities are grouped based on sectoral divisions and geographical locations. Additionally, the study explored challenges faced by implementers. The research design was descriptive-comparative, with 440 respondents selected through stratified random sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire, validated and reliability tested using Lawshe’s content validation ratio and Cronbach’s alpha method, assessed the economic and social benefits. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests (Kruskal Wallis). Overall, the economic benefits received a very high rating, with income being the highest-rated attribute. Social benefits were also highly rated, with environmental protection receiving the highest score. Notably, the differences were observed based on geographical location and sectoral groups. Despite challenges, the study suggests that local government units can effectively manage large-scale infrastructure projects, contributing to inclusive and sustainable industrialization. The emphasis on environmental protection underscores the growing concern for climate change resilience.

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Economic and Social Benefits and Challenges in the Infrastructure Projects Implementation in a Component City in Negros Occidental

Rogelio Raymund I. Tongson, Jr.,

Caelian

2024

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“…These findings are consistent with earlier reports. GS promotes older adults' life satisfaction by mitigating the negative effect of urban density [54], air pollution and thermal stress [55], depression [56], and other conditions that are common among older adults [43]. However, recent studies depict that communities with more parks nearby might result in a steeper decline in MVPA levels over time [57], which may be verified in our future longitudinal studies.…”

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Social Infrastructure and Street Networks as Critical Infrastructure for Aging Friendly Community Design: Mediating the Effect of Physical Activity

Jiang

Xia

Sun

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IJERPH

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Establishing an age-friendly environment at the community level is essential for promoting healthy aging. This study focused on the relationship between older adults and the community environment through their levels of satisfaction within it. We measured their physical activity (PA) in the community environment and three variables of community-level satisfaction: community environment (SCE), community social infrastructure (SSI), and community street networks (SSN). We analyzed 108 older adult participants in Suzhou using mediation analysis and multiple linear regression to investigate the relationship between physical activity and the community environment. The results of the mediation effect model showed that SCE, SSI, and SSN all affected the physical functions of older adults via the total amount of physical activity (TPA); SSI and SSN affected older adults’ physical functions by affecting the total duration of moderate-intensity physical activity (MPA) and vigorous-intensity physical activity (VPA). In addition, SSI and SSN are related to the types of community facilities, street space quality, and accessibility. Our study provides valuable insights into optimizing aging-friendly neighborhoods through moderate-to-vigorous-intensity PAs at both the facility and street space levels.

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“…Due to the decline of physical function, the life of the elderly is more likely to be challenged and their adaptability to the environment is reduced [19][20][21][22]. Therefore, the elderly who have easier access to pension facilities and resources can get timely care for their bodies and meet their basic living needs with less transportation cost, which is conducive to prolonging their life span and improving their happiness [23,24].…”

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Study on Spatial Distribution Equilibrium of Elderly Care Facilities in Downtown Shanghai

Huang

Gong

White

2022

IJERPH

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With the growing challenge of aging populations around the world, the study of the care services for older adults is an essential initiative to accommodate the particular needs of the disadvantaged communities and promote social equity. Based on open-source data and the geographic information system (GIS), this paper quantifies and visualizes the imbalance in the spatial distribution of elderly care facilities in 14,578 neighborhoods in downtown (seven districts) Shanghai, China. Eight types of elderly care facilities were obtained from Shanghai elderly care service platform, divided into two categories according to their service scale. With the introduction of the improved Gaussian 2-step floating catchment area method, the accessibility of two category facilities was calculated. Through the global autocorrelation analysis, it is found that the accessibility of elderly care facilities has the characteristics of spatial agglomeration. Local autocorrelation analysis indicates the cold and hot spots in the accessibility agglomeration state of the two types of facilities, by which we summarized the characteristics of their spatial heterogeneity. It is found that for Category−Ⅰ, there is a large range of hot spots in Huangpu District. For Category−Ⅱ, the hot-spot and cold-spot areas show staggered distribution, and the two categories of hot spot distribution show a negative correlation. We conclude that the two categories are not evenly distributed in the urban area, which will lead to the low efficiency of resource allocation of elderly care facilities and have a negative impact on social fairness. This research offers a systematic method to study urban access to care services for older adults as well as a new perspective on improving social fairness.

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Implementation of green infrastructure for improving the building environment of elderly care centres

Cited by 14 publications

References 176 publications

Economic and Social Benefits and Challenges in the Infrastructure Projects Implementation in a Component City in Negros Occidental

Economic and Social Benefits and Challenges in the Infrastructure Projects Implementation in a Component City in Negros Occidental

Social Infrastructure and Street Networks as Critical Infrastructure for Aging Friendly Community Design: Mediating the Effect of Physical Activity

Study on Spatial Distribution Equilibrium of Elderly Care Facilities in Downtown Shanghai

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