Evaluating age-friendly smart city policy design: A PMC-Index analysis of chinese provincial frameworks

Yang Xin, Hu Weina and Deng Yan

PLOS ONE, 2026, vol. 21, issue 1, 1-27

Abstract: The intersections of rapid demographic aging and urban digitalization present unprecedented governance challenges, yet current smart city evaluation frameworks inadequately address age-friendly policy implementation. This study addresses the critical analytical gap in evaluating age-friendly dimensions within smart city policy frameworks through development of an adapted Policy Modeling Consistency (PMC-Index) methodology. Analyzing 18 provincial-level policy documents in China (2011–2024) through integrated text mining techniques, this research examines relationships between policy text characteristics and implementation effectiveness. Statistical analysis reveals significant correlations (r = 0.83, p

Date: 2026
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