Evaluating Age-Friendly City Indicators in Qazvin: Urban Open Spaces, Buildings and Public Places
Background :
As the population pyramid in Iran shifts to aging and the influence of environmental conditions on the elderly people, The need to pay attention to the foundations of well-being, security and comfort is felt more than ever.
Objective:
The present study aimed at evaluating the urban open spaces and public buildings/places of Qazvin city in Iran as indicators of an age-friendly city based on the perception of older people and managers.
Methods:
This is a descriptive/analytical study conducted in 2017 on 200 older people and 40 urban managers. The older people were selected by a random cluster sampling technique, and managers by a convenience sampling method. Data collection tools were a demographic form and Ageing-Friendly City Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test.
Findings:
The mean age of the elderly people was 68.32±6.48 years and for the managers, it was 40.28 ± 5.94 years. The mean score of public buildings/places was 3.49±1.06 reported by the elderly group and 2.64±0.77 by the managers. For urban open spaces, it was 3.06 ± 0.89 and 2.60 ± 0.52, respectively. There was a significant difference between the opinions of two groups regarding the two surveyed indicators (P<0.001).
Conclusion :
The city of Qazvin is far from ideal in terms of buildings/public places and open spaces for the elderly. Therefore, urban managers should pay more attention to these indicators and take more effective steps to increase their quality.
پرداخت حق اشتراک به معنای پذیرش "شرایط خدمات" پایگاه مگیران از سوی شماست.
اگر عضو مگیران هستید:
اگر مقاله ای از شما در مگیران نمایه شده، برای استفاده از اعتبار اهدایی سامانه نویسندگان با ایمیل منتشرشده ثبت نام کنید. ثبت نام
- حق عضویت دریافتی صرف حمایت از نشریات عضو و نگهداری، تکمیل و توسعه مگیران میشود.
- پرداخت حق اشتراک و دانلود مقالات اجازه بازنشر آن در سایر رسانههای چاپی و دیجیتال را به کاربر نمیدهد.