Abstract
Along with accelerated “elderly-oriented” process, solving all kinds of social problems brought by elderly-oriented population has become our nation’s urgent task. At present, home-based care plays a significant role in old-age security model in China. Besides, the key step to promote harmonious development of society is to build a living environment suitable for the elders. In recent decades, we have built large numbers of residential communities. Environment quality of outer public space of some buildings is not suitable for elders to live. This thesis adopted some research methods such as document analysis, field research and questionnaire survey. The objects of thesis are residential communities built during 1910s to 1920s in Dujiangyan City. This thesis analysed the satisfaction and demands of elders for the communities’ outer space environment and communities’ public space environment. After considering elders’ characteristics and demands, this thesis put forward plans for elderly-oriented reconstruction of outer public space in small town communities from five aspects: community entrance and exit space, activity space, road system, lighting and marking system and public green, effectively optimized and improved the environment quality of outer public space of the communities.
Highlights
After entering 21th century, Chinese elderly-oriented problem has become increasingly serious and this trend is unstoppable
How to solve the social problems brought by elderly-oriented population and meet the material and spiritual needs of the elders has become our top task at current situation [2]
This thesis is to study the elderly-oriented reconstruction of outer public space in small town communities, with Dujiangyan City of Sichuan Province whose elderly-oriented population account for 3.79% of the total population as the research area
Summary
After entering 21th century, Chinese elderly-oriented problem has become increasingly serious and this trend is unstoppable. How to solve the social problems brought by elderly-oriented population and meet the material and spiritual needs of the elders has become our top task at current situation [2]. The elderly-oriented reconstructions put forward by society mainly refer to the barrier-free facility design, such like passage, handrail and other barrier-free infrastructure design, which is lack of content and far from satisfying multi-level needs of the elders today [3]. This thesis is to study the elderly-oriented reconstruction of outer public space in small town communities, with Dujiangyan City of Sichuan Province whose elderly-oriented population account for 3.79% of the total population as the research area. With the aim of home-based care and the premise of multi-level requirements such as physiological, psychological and requirements of the elders, the thesis seeks to create an outer public space suitable for the elders
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