Elderly-Friendly Neighborhoods: Case Lauttasaari

Verma, Ira; Huttunen, Hannu

doi:10.1080/02763893.2015.989765

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“…The physical and social activities of the elderly are emphasized for active and healthy aging, and it is associated with neighborhood environmental conditions [12,13,25,34]. An age-friendly city offers a supportive environment that enables residents to age actively within their neighborhoods as they interact with other people and use community resources by driving, shopping locally, using parks and libraries, or attending church [6].…”

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“…Through the combined neighborhood environment consisting of well-planned outdoor spaces, buildings, housing, transportation, and well-operated municipal services, the necessary minimum level of favorable community conditions can be obtained [6]. Outdoor walking, in particular, facilitates healthy aging, because walking is the most common physical activity among the elderly [14,34]. Neighborhoods, including built and social environments, influence outdoor walking for the elderly [10], and the neighborhood's physical attributes can encourage a healthier lifestyle [25].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, this study selected hospitals (including clinics) and public health centers as medical facilities. As variables of welfare and administrative facilities, senior citizen community centers and welfare centers were included because these facilities are considered to be where the elderly spend their leisure time and maintain their social activities [34]. If the traffic infrastructure is ill-equipped in the area where elderly citizens live, many restrictions will result in health care services, leisure activities, and social participation; therefore, transportation facilities (subways and bus stops) were included as a variable for accessibility factors.…”

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Spatio-Temporal Trend of Aging Regions and Their Neighborhood Environment: Findings from Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea

Kim

2020

Sustainability

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This study aims to examine how the aging population of each region has changed from 2009 to 2018, and how age-friendly the current neighborhood environments are in those areas in Daegu, Korea. The 139 administrative units are used as spatial units to identify aging regions, while 100 m × 100 m grid cells are employed as spatial units to capture the environmental variables of the neighborhood comprehensively. To analyze Daegu’s aging regions, emerging hotspot analysis was performed, demonstrating the spatio-temporal patterns of the elderly population. ANOVA analysis and a case study with field surveys were used to examine the age-friendly environmental conditions in aging regions. Findings of this study showed that Daegu’s aging regions were increasing rapidly and spreading from the city center over time. In addition, it was found that the neighborhood environmental conditions of the aging regions were very poor in terms of accessibility, safety, and pleasurability. Significant differences were also found in the levels of age-friendliness of the neighborhood environments, depending on whether they are urban or suburban. The results herein support public policy proposals relevant to urban planning, environmental design, and aging policies.

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Spatio-Temporal Trend of Aging Regions and Their Neighborhood Environment: Findings from Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea

Kim

2020

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“…Designing controllable spaces while having a sense of security and independence Spatial independence and privacy Accessibility (Evcil, 2010;Verma & Huttunen, 2015;Memken & Earley, 2007) Possibility to access other urban services from the site or to enjoy accessibility within nursing homes Educational continuity in the spatial layout Spatial independence…”

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Development of an education integrated design framework for the physical space of nursing homes in relation to life expectancy of the older people

Zarghami

Olfat

Haverinen‐Shaughnessy

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Health Soc Care Community

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The purpose of this research is to find design variables effective on education integration with physical spaces of nursing homes in association with life expectancy of older people. Delphi technique was used to obtain the design variables by which the education integration with physical spaces of nursing homes can be achieved. Subsequently, in order to investigate the modifying effect of education integrated physical space on life expectancy of the elderly, questionnaires were sent to 50 local researchers and experts in the field of ageing. Results showed a significant and positive correlation between education integrated physical space and life expectancy indicators (p < .05). The results suggest that as per expert opinions, designing a physical space integrated with education could increase the life expectancy of older people. K E Y W O R D S design framework, education integrated, life expectancy, nursing homes, physical environment | 513 ZARGHAMI et Al.research. Second, the potential variables, which can facilitate education, were studied from the architectural perspective.According to research conducted by (Fleck et al., 1999), physical, psychological, social relationships, and environment can affect life expectancy of older people by increasing the quality of their lives. Unfortunately, the older people in today's nursing homes, suf-

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“…Over the years, efforts to support aging in place at the community or neighborhood level have been documented from within different corners of the social sciences, including environmental gerontology, health geography, and health services research (Ahrentzen, 2010;Bedney, Goldberg, & Josephson, 2010;Day, 2008;Evans, 2009;Greenfield, 2013;Greenfield, Scharlach, Lehning, & Davitt, 2012;Keating & Philips, 2008;Kietzman, Wallace, Durazo, Torres, Choi, Benjamin, & Mendez-Luck, 2012;Lawton, 1985;Lui, Everingham, Warburton, Cuthill, & Bartlett, 2009;Menec, Means, Keating, Parkhurst, & Eales, 2011;Phillips, Siu, Yeh, & Cheng, 2005;Smith, 2009;Tang & Pickard, 2008;Verma & Huttunen, 2015). This interdisciplinary literature has reported about interventions to improve the quality of the physical and social care environment (e.g., care-intensive forms of housing, adaptations to original homes, safe walking environments, meeting spaces, and strategies for social inclusion, amongst others) while also urging for the involvement of older dwellers through listening to their needs or building long-term collaborations (Everingham, Warburton, Cuthill, & Bartlett, 2012;Walsh & O'Shea, 2008;Warburton, Everingham, Cuthill, Bartlett, & Underwood, 2011).…”

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Integrating Services for Older People in Aging Communities in The Netherlands: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Approaches

Pijpers

Kam

Dorland

2016

Journal of Housing For the Elderly

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The aim of this article is to discuss approaches to services integration for older people in urban and rural aging environments in The Netherlands, and the preliminary effects of these approaches on local aging conditions. In urban areas, services integration revolves around the creation of functional spatial hierarchy. In rural areas, the emphasis is on forging links between service providers. Outcomes for health and use of professional care services are similar. Outcomes for housing, informal care, and accessibility of services differ between urban and rural areas in ways that can be traced back to local aging conditions and elements of the specific approach to services integration used. In both urban and rural areas, much more could be done to connect formal programs to the lifeworlds of older dwellers.

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Elderly-Friendly Neighborhoods: Case Lauttasaari

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

Spatio-Temporal Trend of Aging Regions and Their Neighborhood Environment: Findings from Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea

Spatio-Temporal Trend of Aging Regions and Their Neighborhood Environment: Findings from Daegu Metropolitan City, Korea

Development of an education integrated design framework for the physical space of nursing homes in relation to life expectancy of the older people

Integrating Services for Older People in Aging Communities in The Netherlands: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Approaches

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