Functional and Aesthetic Factors for Well-Being in Age-Friendly Residential Areas (AFRA) in Poland: An International Comparative Perspective
Adam Senetra,
Marta Czaplicka (),
Małgorzata Dudzińska and
Agnieszka Dawidowicz
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Adam Senetra: Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, University of Warmia and Mazury, Prawochenskiego 15, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Marta Czaplicka: Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, University of Warmia and Mazury, Prawochenskiego 15, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Małgorzata Dudzińska: Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, University of Warmia and Mazury, Prawochenskiego 15, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Agnieszka Dawidowicz: Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, University of Warmia and Mazury, Prawochenskiego 15, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 19, 1-25
Abstract:
(1) Background: A precise and comprehensive diagnosis of the needs of older adults is the basis for developing concepts of aesthetic functional and spatial arrangements of public open spaces in residential areas that meet their expectations, termed “age-friendly residential areas” (AFRAs). The primary objective of the research was to determine the needs of older people concerning their preferences for the development of AFRAs. (2) Methods: This research was conducted on the basis of a survey conducted from October 2021 to April 2022, involving 1815 older citizens from Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Croatia, Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia. The research aimed to determine the needs of older people regarding their preferences for the development of AFRA public open spaces. The developed research approach made it possible to answer the following research questions: (1) What are the needs of different generations of older adults, differentiated by gender and lifestyle, in terms of spatio-functional and landscape aspects with regard to the open spaces of residential estates? (2) Do older citizens from different countries living in various estates (single-family, multi-family) have the same expectations towards AFRAs? (3) Results: The research results showed a high convergence of preferences among older people regardless of gender, age group, or type of residential estate they live in (multi-family/single-family). Slight differences in AFRA preferences were noticed between Polish and non-Polish older adults, most often due to cultural habits. A correlation between the landscape attractiveness and aesthetics of the estate and the comfort of life for the older population, as well as their impact on the final assessment of the estate, was confirmed. As a result of the research, 33 spatio-functional and 16 landscape factors of AFRAs were identified and ranked.
Keywords: functionality; aesthetics; age-friendly residential areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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