Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 906333
Going Outside of the Front Door: Older People’s Experience of Negotiating Their Neighbourhood Environment
Going Outside of the Front Door: Older People’s Experience of Negotiating Their Neighbourhood Environment // Contemporary Ergonomics 2006 / Bust, Philip (ur.).
London : Delhi: CRC Press ; Taylor & Francis, 2006. str. 419-422
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Naslov
Going Outside of the Front Door: Older People’s Experience of Negotiating Their Neighbourhood Environment
Autori
Newton, Rita ; Ormerod, Marcus ; Garaj, Vanja
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni
Knjiga
Contemporary Ergonomics 2006
Urednik/ci
Bust, Philip
Izdavač
CRC Press ; Taylor & Francis
Grad
London : Delhi
Godina
2006
Raspon stranica
419-422
ISBN
978-0415398183
Ključne riječi
Outdoor Built Environment, Older People, Inclusive Design, Urban Design
Sažetak
This paper reports on one aspect of the preliminary findings of a research project investigating the most effective ways of ensuring that the neighbourhood environment is designed inclusively to improve the quality of life of older people. Focus groups with older people were conducted in different locational environments. Whilst these discussions covered a broad range of issues, we report on what older people perceive as the benefits of going outdoors and where they typically go within their local neighbourhood, plus an examination of the barriers to walking. The results largely confirm anecdotal evidence in that older people have concerns about the quality and maintenance of the environment, provision (pavements, suitable crossing points, adequate lighting) and personal safety (fear of accidents with cyclists and cars, fear of falling due to pavement surface, anti-social behaviour and fear of crime).
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Arhitektura i urbanizam, Dizajn
Napomena
14. poglavlje, Knjižno izdanje radova skupa: The UK Ergonomics Society Annual Conference 2006. 4-6 April 2006. Robinson College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK: The Ergonomics Society (UK) and University of Cambridge. ISBN-10: 0415398185, ISBN-13: 978-0415398183 (Paperback). ISBN-13: 978-1138411524 (Hardback).
