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Design Process Suitable for Elderly Person
The aging process, considered a global phenomenon, is on the recent agenda of the Decade of Healthy Ageing 2020–2030 (WHO World Health Organization (2020) Decade of healthy ageing: plan of action. https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/decade-of-healthy-ageing-plan-of-action) and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (WHO World Health Organization (2018) The global network for age-friendly cities and communities: looking back over the last decade, looking forward to the next. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/278979). Considering the importance of the environmental context for the process of aging, Environmental Gerontology seeks to describe, explain, modify, and optimize the relationship of the older people with their spatial surroundings, exploring the influence of the environment on the aging process (Wahl et al., Gerontologist 52:306–316, 2012). The configurations of the cities and housing can harm or facilitate the aging process. In many developing countries, the aging process must be analyzed from the perspective of economic, racial, and gender inequality. The conditions of aging are not only just products of individuals’ personal choices but also of social and economic determinants. The Global Age-friendly Cities Guide (WHO World Health Organization (2007) Global age-friendly cities: a guide. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/43755) establishes the importance of planning urban environments that are more friendly to older people, especially considering their participation in decision-making. An age-friendly city seeks to encourage active aging by optimizing opportunities for health, participation, and security. Therefore, cities must adapt their structures and services so that they are more accessible and inclusive. For those solutions to be as effective as possible, the participation of the elderly person in the design process is necessary. In this way, the design process must also be adequate. The objective of this article is to emphasize the importance of environmental adaptation projects for elderly individuals and especially the development of design processes that are suitable for their participation.
Design Process Suitable for Elderly Person
The aging process, considered a global phenomenon, is on the recent agenda of the Decade of Healthy Ageing 2020–2030 (WHO World Health Organization (2020) Decade of healthy ageing: plan of action. https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/decade-of-healthy-ageing-plan-of-action) and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (WHO World Health Organization (2018) The global network for age-friendly cities and communities: looking back over the last decade, looking forward to the next. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/278979). Considering the importance of the environmental context for the process of aging, Environmental Gerontology seeks to describe, explain, modify, and optimize the relationship of the older people with their spatial surroundings, exploring the influence of the environment on the aging process (Wahl et al., Gerontologist 52:306–316, 2012). The configurations of the cities and housing can harm or facilitate the aging process. In many developing countries, the aging process must be analyzed from the perspective of economic, racial, and gender inequality. The conditions of aging are not only just products of individuals’ personal choices but also of social and economic determinants. The Global Age-friendly Cities Guide (WHO World Health Organization (2007) Global age-friendly cities: a guide. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/43755) establishes the importance of planning urban environments that are more friendly to older people, especially considering their participation in decision-making. An age-friendly city seeks to encourage active aging by optimizing opportunities for health, participation, and security. Therefore, cities must adapt their structures and services so that they are more accessible and inclusive. For those solutions to be as effective as possible, the participation of the elderly person in the design process is necessary. In this way, the design process must also be adequate. The objective of this article is to emphasize the importance of environmental adaptation projects for elderly individuals and especially the development of design processes that are suitable for their participation.
Design Process Suitable for Elderly Person
Sustainable Development Goals Series
Mostafa, Magda (Herausgeber:in) / Baumeister, Ruth (Herausgeber:in) / Thomsen, Mette Ramsgaard (Herausgeber:in) / Tamke, Martin (Herausgeber:in) / Marques, Julia de Oliveira (Autor:in) / Bestetti, Maria Luisa Trindade (Autor:in)
World Congress of Architects ; 2023 ; Copenhagen, Denmark
03.09.2023
8 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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