Abstract
The identified changes in age structure on a global and local scale pose a major challenge for modern societies. And so, the issue of adapting urban spaces to the needs of older people has become of particular interest. But the intensity of changes requires a creative approach to this matter. One of the responses to this phenomenon has been the World Health Organization proposal to build age-friendly cities and communities. It details how to effectively reduce social and spatial exclusion experienced by older people. Importantly, the needs of the elderly are increasingly being taken into consideration during the design process. This article provides the theoretical explanation of the issues related to the creative solutions based on new technologies in the perspective of building an age-friendly city. The empirical section presents selected survey results conducted among Polish seniors which focus on three main aspects of new technologies: the current importance for seniors; the current state of solutions in the city; the predicted importance in the future.
Highlights
Every year, new projects and concepts are created around the world to support older people on various levels of their daily life
One initiative is the concept of age-friendly cities and communities (AFCCs), developed in 2007 by World Health Organization (WHO)
The diversity in the indications for individual types of solutions was so significant that some of them turned out to be more important than other traditional solutions. This may be a premise to say that seniors are open to technological innovation and seeking creative solutions in urban design
Summary
New projects and concepts are created around the world to support older people on various levels of their daily life. One initiative is the concept of age-friendly cities and communities (AFCCs), developed in 2007 by World Health Organization (WHO) It is expressed primarily in the design and re-design of urban space to best meet the needs of senior users. The value of these places (architecture, buildings, spaces, etc.) and their perception expresses their degree of adaptation to the needs of users It is a way of arranging and consolidating in their characteristics the answers to questions about the basic expectations of recipients (residents). The main purpose of the article will be to show the significance and potential use of new technologies in various areas important for modeling senior-friendly cities This will be done by presenting results from the survey of the expectations and demand for such solutions by the Polish elderly
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