Sustainable Housing Supporting Health and Well-Being

Decorme, Régis; Urra, Silvia; Nicolas, Olatz; Dantas, Carina; Hermann, A; Peñaloza, Gustavo Hernández; García, Federico Álvarez; Ollevier, Aline; Vassiliou, M. Charalampos; Staalduinen, Willeke van

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“…For encouraging digitally enriched dwellings to support home-based independent living, the category of smart readiness is introduced in the Homes4Life certification scheme, covering wireless and wired connectivity, network infrastructure and interoperability, IT infrastructure and application programming interfaces, as well as digital security and data protection [36]. Such comprehensive evaluation framework aims to provide a more responsive age-friendly housing for older adults equipped with digital services (such as telecommunication, telehealth and telecare) to maintain social connectedness, health and wellbeing across the life course, together with home-based monitoring technologies with motion sensors, real-time monitoring and reliable alerts to mitigate risks and ensure their safety and security at home [37][38][39].…”

Section: Age-friendly Housing and Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Age-Friendly Built Environment

Chau

Jamei

2021

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Age-friendly built environments have been promoted by the World Health Organisation (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland) under the Global Age-friendly Cities (AFC) movement in which three domains are related to the built environment. These are: housing, transportation, outdoor spaces and public buildings. The aim is to foster active ageing by optimising opportunities for older adults to maximise their independent living ability and participate in their communities to enhance their quality of life and wellbeing. An age-friendly built environment is inclusive, accessible, respects individual needs and addresses the wide range of capacities across the course of life. Age-friendly housing promotes ageing in familiar surroundings and maintains social connections at the neighbourhood and community levels. Both age-friendly housing and buildings provide barrier-free provisions to minimise the needs for subsequent adaptations. Age-friendly public and outdoor spaces encourage older adults to spend time outside and engage with others against isolation and loneliness. Age-friendly public transport enables older adults to get around and enhances their mobility. For achieving an age-friendly living environment, a holistic approach is required to enable independent living, inclusion and active participation of older adults in society. The eight domains of the AFC movement are not mutually exclusive but overlap and support with one another.

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Section: Age-friendly Housing and Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Age-Friendly Built Environment

Chau

Jamei

2021

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“…In Japan, many communities implemented community-based social innovation (CBSI), which facilitates resident interaction by organizing group fitness activities and socio-cultural activities [ 33 ]. A European project called Homes4Life is developing Smart AFCs, which are not just related to the physical environment, but also concern the personal and social domains [ 34 ]. The main principles behind promoting active aging through an age-friendly environment have spread around the world, though some questions about the AFCs’ environment have not been addressed.…”

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Assessment of Environmental Demands of Age-Friendly Communities from Perspectives of Different Residential Groups: A Case of Wuhan, China

Yan

Wang

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Age-friendly communities (AFCs) are an important measure for fostering active aging. The key to achieving an age-friendly living environment is to construct or renovate it according to the residents’ demands. To date, very few studies have attempted to delve into the AFCs’ environmental demand from different groups’ perspectives. Based on the theory of place attachment, the aim of this paper is to explore the demand diversity of different groups for the AFC environment. This study employs the nonparametric test and the Ordinal Priority Approach (OPA) to investigate the demands from the residents’ perspectives, and is enhanced by incorporating experts’ opinions. The empirical analysis shows that residents have a high level of demand for the physical environment (indoor and outdoor) and social environment (community services and social participation). At the same time, experts advocate the importance of using digital technologies to support people aged 45–65 who have higher requirements for a community environment than older adults. The findings also show that other backgrounds, such as gender, living arrangements, and year of the community establishment, lead to different demands. However, the impact of residents’ education level, occupation, income, and self-care ability on the environmental demands is low. Based on the research findings, the paper provides some practical suggestions for the future design and development of AFCs.

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Sustainable Housing Supporting Health and Well-Being

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