What Affects Older Adults’ Viewing Behaviors in Neighborhood Open Space: A Study in Hong Kong

Mu-Fei He, Shu-Lin Shi, Ming-Yi He, Yan-Peng Leng and Shao-Yi Wang
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Mu-Fei He: Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Shu-Lin Shi: Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Ming-Yi He: Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Yan-Peng Leng: Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Shao-Yi Wang: Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: Research on older adults’ behaviors, living environments, and their quality of life (QoL) has grown rapidly. Viewing behaviors, although broadly acknowledged as critical for older adults’ QoL, have not been systematically examined in situ. What affects the viewing behaviors of older adults in neighborhood open space (NOS) is still unclear. This study conducted unobtrusive continuous observations in NOS of two residential estates in Hong Kong. With spatio-temporal analyses with ArcGIS Pro and statistical analyses with SPSS, principal influential factors to viewing behaviors of older adults in NOS were identified, including distances for viewing, landscape attractiveness, body supporting elements, as well as moving and interactive behaviors. How these factors would affect older adults’ well-being and QoL is discussed from the perspectives of supportive landscape design, sense of control, prospect and refuge, and social support, etc. Corresponding design implications are proposed to enrich existing NOS design knowledge for older adults’ quality of life.

Keywords: older adults; neighborhood open space (NOS); viewing behavior; spatio-temporal analysis; quality of life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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