Smart, Age-friendly Cities and Communities: the Emergence of Socio-technological Solutions in the Central and Eastern Europe
User Experience
aging
, building
, citizen
, city
, community
The chapter aims to introduce an integrated approach to concepts of (1) smart cities and (2) age-friendly cities and communities. Although these ideas are widely promoted by the European Union and the World Health Organisation, they are perceived as separate. Meanwhile, these concepts are closely intermingled in theory and practise concerning the promotion of healthy and active ageing, a universal design, usability and accessibility of age-friendly environments, reducing of the digital divide and robotic divide, and reducing of older adults' social isolation. The conclusion underlines the need for participatory creation of ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies and applications with older adults and the need for advocacy to promote AAL in the context of the silver economy especially in the Central and Eastern Europe.
Overview:
It is an analysis of the situation in Central and Eastern Europe regarding age-friendly environments and smart cities
Objectives:
Survey the state of the art to emphasise the need for participatory formulation of AAL technologies and applications with older adults and the need to promote AAL in association with the concept of 'silver economy'.
Initiatives:
It provides insight into how European states are coping with the digitisation of their environments and what difficulties an elderly person may face in these contexts
Relevance Description:
Looking at the situation in the EU member states allows a quicker understanding of the criticalities and strengths of each one
Opinion:
It can help to quickly understand the state of the art in the countries involved and identify possible areas for improvement
Sources:
https://www.academia.edu/28374600/Smart_Age_friendly_Cities_and_Communities_the_Emergence_of_Socio_technological_Solutions_in_the_Central_and_Eastern_Europe
Keywords:
Socio-technological solutions - Overview - Central/Eastern Europe - Age-friendly cities
Email:
ef.pillitteri@outlook.com