Category:
User Experience
Net4Age Ontology Terms:
aging
, autonomy
, citizen
, city
, comfort
, community
, inclusion
, people
, technology
, usability
Description:
This paper presents a framework of spatial indicators to assess local environments based on the domains of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFC). The framework can be applied within local neighbourhoods, census tracts, suburbs, municipalities, or cities with minimal resource requirements other than applied spatial analysis.
Overview:
This article discusses the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFC) Guide introduced by the World Health Organization, emphasizing its aim to create supportive environments for healthy aging. The AFC framework includes various domains. The paper responds to critiques of the age-friendly community movement by providing a quantifiable spatial indicators framework for assessing local environments within each AFC domain. These indicators can be applied at different geographical levels with minimal resource requirements, offering practical tools for policy and planning efforts. The framework holds potential for applications in local, national, and international contexts.
Objectives:
The objective of this article is to provide a quantifiable spatial indicators framework for assessing local environments based on each Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFC) domain, as outlined by the World Health Organization.
Initiatives:
The article responds to critiques of the age-friendly community movement by providing a quantifiable spatial indicators framework that allows for the measurement and assessment of local environments within each AFC domain
Shortcomings:
The article is not specific to WG1, could be implemented in WG4
Relevance:
4
Relevance Description:
Is not specific to WG1, could be implemented in WG4
Quality:
4
Opinion:
Initiative has potential but is not specific to WG1, could be implemented in WG4
Recommended:
No
Overlap:
No
Overlap Detail:
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33096773
Keywords:
age-friendly; health; indicators; neighbourhoods; planning; spatial; tools.
Submitted By:
Ismail Kirbas
Email:
oscarzanutto@gmail.com