Attitudes of Polish Seniors toward the Use of Public Space during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Beata Fabisiak, Anna Jankowska and Robert Kłos
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Beata Fabisiak: Department of Furniture Design, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Anna Jankowska: Department of Economics and Economic Policy in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Robert Kłos: Department of Furniture Design, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-17

Abstract: The number of seniors rises worldwide. The lockdown of public institutions caused by COVID-19 influenced the lives of many of them. In the new reality, owners and managers of public spaces need to rethink the way they provide their services, and redesign public spaces to meet the needs of senior citizens. This requires the recognition of the needs of seniors concerning the use of public spaces in the times of the COVID-19 hazard. To investigate this issue, survey studies with 1000 respondents aged 65+ were conducted. The implementation of the obtained data in the process of redesigning public spaces may facilitate the opening up after the lockdown. Taking into account the requirements of a very large group of citizens being seniors is crucial, as it was found that 55% of respondents will also be afraid to use public spaces after the COVID-19 lockdown. The selected ideas that could minimize the feeling of fear when using public spaces after the lockdown were evaluated by seniors.

Keywords: furniture; design; public areas; aging population; coronavirus; lockdown (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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