Creation of Outdoor Space for the Elderly

Abstract:

With a rapid increase of the urban elderly population in China, it has become more and more important that suitable outdoor environment should be constructed for the aged. This paper puts forward some ideas and suggestions on how to create space for various outdoor activities for the aged in their neighborhood to meet their life, physiological, psychological and social needs of outdoor activities, as well as analyses a varied and multi-leveled environment for outdoor activities beneficial to their physical and mental well being and their capability of independent living, and there is a hope that it will be good to their health and longevity. In order to promote the sound development of the society, it is necessary to appeal for people's attention to the construction of outdoor environment for the aged.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 671-674)
• Pages: 2185-2188
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.671-674.2185
• Online since: March 2013
• Authors: Hong Yun Xin
• Keywords: Outdoor Environment, Space for Outdoor Activity, Urban Elderly Population

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