This study aims to measure age-friendliness based on the walkability indices of the older people to urban facilities in the sample area of Istanbul, Turkey and the various districts within. It ...focuses on three key urban facilities in age-friendly cities: open public spaces, health services and basic needs; Quantitative datasets are also utilised in order to measure the age-friendliness of the urban environment. There are two main quantitative dimensions of the study: to generate accessible areas to facilities and to identify age-friendly values within the identified accessibility areas. To measure age-friendliness, new index sets were created using the Age-Friendly Approach Index and the Weighted Age-Friendly Approach Index. The results underline that the most age-friendly areas of open spaces are in the districts: Fatih, Beyoğlu and Üsküdar; the most age-friendly areas of health services are in Kadıköy, Şişli, Beyoğlu, Fatih, Bayrampaşa, Güngören and Bahçelievler; the most age-friendly areas of basic needs are in Fatih, Kadıköy, Şişli and Gaziosmanpaşa. Overall, Fatih, Kadıköy, Beyoğlu and Şişli districts were found to have the widest age-friendly accessible areas, whilst districts moving towards the periphery of the city decrease in terms of age-friendliness. The least accessible areas are found in Beykoz, Çekmeköy, Büyükçekmece and Silivri. The results allow us to discuss, compare and better understand age-friendliness and local government policies.
Ageing comes with several discomforts such as a decline in mobility and losses in social networks as well as societal roles. Therefore, improving the life satisfaction of older adults has become a ...significant policy focus for delivering age-friendliness in national and international movements in the living environment. The hypothesis of the current study is that older people, who live in urban neighbourhoods that provide safe, aesthetic and accessible environments, experience greater life satisfaction. Accessibility, attractiveness and attachment as the three key dimensions of life satisfaction were used to understand the key aspects of the life satisfaction of older people in the neighbourhoods and how the urban environment serves as an indicator. This research consists of two steps. The first step involved in-depth interviews with the older adults aged over 65 in different urban areas, the district of Fatih and Şişli in the city of Istanbul, Turkey, with sampling based on the diversity, heterogeneity and urban functions. Second, these urban areas were analysed using space syntax to understand the street network and connectivity to reveal the urban structure. The qualitative and quantitative findings were analysed comparatively. The study concluded that when attachment to the place is supported by walkability and psychical enticing, the older adults experience a higher level of life satisfaction. Additionally, financial independence serves as a backup solution to access a better environment. This comparative analysis also highlights a mixed method for policymakers to analyse the urban environment and makes room for older adults to raise their voices and participate in the policy and planning process.
Ageing comes with several discomforts such as a decline in mobility and losses in social networks as well as societal roles. Therefore, improving the life satisfaction of older adults has become a significant policy focus for delivering age-friendliness in national and international movements in the living environment. The hypothesis of the current study is that older people, who live in urban neighbourhoods that provide safe, aesthetic and accessible environments, experience greater life satisfaction. Accessibility, attractiveness and attachment as the three key dimensions of life satisfaction were used to understand the key aspects of the life satisfaction of older people in the neighbourhoods and how the urban environment serves as an indicator. This research consists of two steps. The first step involved in-depth interviews with the older adults aged over 65 in different urban areas, the district of Fatih and Şişli in the city of Istanbul, Turkey, with sampling based on the diversity, heterogeneity and urban functions. Second, these urban areas were analysed using space syntax to understand the street network and connectivity to reveal the urban structure. The qualitative and quantitative findings were analysed comparatively. The study concluded that when attachment to the place is supported by walkability and psychical enticing, the older adults experience a higher level of life satisfaction. Additionally, financial independence serves as a backup solution to access a better environment. This comparative analysis also highlights a mixed method for policymakers to analyse the urban environment and makes room for older adults to raise their voices and participate in the policy and planning process.
This study focuses on older adults, who are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change due to their health, physical, and socioeconomic conditions. On the one hand, climate change has grown into ...the most challenging issue on the international agenda for the twenty-first century due to its adverse impacts. On the other hand, the global population has been ageing rapidly, especially in urban areas. The link between these two major concerns is unclear in theory and practice; hence, easy-touse universal guidelines offering possible solutions for governments, institutions, and communities for irremediable impacts are an urgent necessity. Based on this imperative, this article presents climate change–responsive age-friendly city domains through a critical literature review. Seven domains are prioritized at various scales to represent the core planning areas of age-friendliness and climate-change resilience in urban areas: environmental safety, information and participation, health and social services on the city scale, surroundings and transportation on the neighbourhood scale, outdoor spaces and thermal comfort, and housing on the housing cluster scale. The interaction between these two concerns in the framework provided by this study contributes to raising awareness, building actions, and directing policies from a global perspective.
Avtorici sta se v članku osredotočili na starostnike, ki so zaradi svojega zdravstvenega stanja ter fizičnih in družbenoekonomskih značilnosti bolj ranljivi z vidika posledic podnebnih sprememb kot ...druge skupine prebivalstva. V svetu sta opazna dva trenda: naraščanje podnebnih sprememb in staranje prebivalstva, zlasti v mestih. Povezave med navedenima skrb vzbujajočima trendoma v teoriji in praksi niso jasne, zato so nujne splošne smernice, ki so preproste za uporabo ter bi vladam, ustanovam in skupnostim omogočile zadevne rešitve. Avtorici sta zato na podlagi kritičnega pregleda literature predstavili sedem tematskih področij na različnih ravneh, ki so poglavitna za načrtovanje starosti prijaznih mestnih območij, odpornih proti podnebnim spremembam: okoljsko varnost, obveščanje in družbeno angažiranost ter zdravstvene in socialne službe na ravni mesta, okolico in prevoz na ravni sosesk ter javne površine in toplotno udobje in stanovanjske objekte na ravni skupin stanovanjskih zgradb. Predstavitev povezav med omenjenima trendoma v okviru, predstavljenem v tem članku, prispeva h globalnemu ozaveščanju, oblikovanju ukrepov in usmerjanju politik.
Avtorici sta se v članku osredotočili na starostnike, ki so zaradi svojega zdravstvenega stanja ter fizičnih in družbenoekonomskih značilnosti bolj ranljivi z vidika posledic podnebnih sprememb kot ...druge skupine prebivalstva. V svetu sta opazna dva trenda: naraščanje podnebnih sprememb in staranje prebivalstva, zlasti v mestih. Povezave med navedenima skrb vzbujajočima trendoma v teoriji in praksi niso jasne, zato so nujne splošne smernice, ki so preproste za uporabo ter bi vladam, ustanovam in skupnostim omogočile zadevne rešitve. Avtorici sta zato na podlagi kritičnega pregleda literature predstavili sedem tematskih področij na različnih ravneh, ki so poglavitna za načrtovanje starosti prijaznih mestnih območij, odpornih proti podnebnim spremembam: okoljsko varnost, obveščanje in družbeno angažiranost ter zdravstvene in socialne službe na ravni mesta, okolico in prevoz na ravni sosesk ter javne površine in toplotno udobje in stanovanjske objekte na ravni skupin stanovanjskih zgradb. Predstavitev povezav med omenjenima trendoma v okviru, predstavljenem v tem članku, prispeva h globalnemu ozaveščanju, oblikovanju ukrepov in usmerjanju politik.
Kariyerinin başındaki araştırmacılardan oluşan kadın yazarların ele aldığı bu makalede feminist şehirciliğin kent planlama eğitimindeki yeri incelenmektedir. Bu konumlandırma, otoetnografik bir bakış ...açısı kullanılarak yazarların deneyimlerindeki ‘ikilemler’ ve ‘aydınlanma anları (epifaniler)’ aracılığıyla yapılmaktadır. Çalışma, toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğine sahip kentsel alanlar yaratma arayışında, planlama eğitim, öğretim ve uygulama deneyimlerinin feminist içgörüleri barındırmak için neler sunabileceğini araştırmaktadır. Ayrıca, kişiselleştirilmiş anlatıların detaylı analizi yoluyla, planlamada feminist şehircilik konusunda yetkinlik yaratmadaki zorlukları ve potansiyelleri ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Araştırmamızın, kapsayıcı kentsel planlamanın yükselişi için ‘planlama’ kitlelerini kışkırtacak bir ön manifesto görevi görmesini beklemekteyiz.
The authors of this paper - all women and early-career researchers - address the place of feminist perspective within planning education. This positioning is revealed through ‘dilemmas’ and ‘epiphanies1’ in the authors’ experiences by employing an autoethnographic perspective. In the quest to create gender-equal urban areas, the study explores what planning education and teaching & practice experiences can offer to accommodate feminist insights. And it uncovers challenges and potentials in creating competence on feminist urbanism in planning, through rigorous analysis of personalized narratives. We anticipate our research to act as a pre-manifesto to provoke ‘planning’ audiences for the upswing in inclusive urban planning.
Sağlıklı bir çevrenin başarılı bir şekilde oluşturulabilmesindeki en temel gösterge, kentte yaşayan tüm bireylerin özellikle dezavantajlı olarak nitelendirebileceğimiz, mobilitesi kısıtlı ve çevreye ...bağımlı olan yaşlılar, çocuklar, hamileler, özürlüler, bebek arabası ve yük taşıyanların kamusal alanlara ve hizmetlere erişebilmesi aynı zamanda eşit kullanım hakkına sahip olabilmesidir. Bu çalışmada dezavantajlı grupların kentsel çevre ile ilişkisi üç temel başlıkta toplanmıştır. Kentsel Çevre Kalitesi ve Konfor (K1) bağlamında bireylerin kentsel çevreye adapte olmalarının kolaylaştırılması için hareketliliklerinin desteklendiği, topoğrafya ile uyumlu, güvenli, gündelik ihtiyaçlarının yürüme mesafesinde karşılandığı, kullanışlı konut tasarımına sahip bir çevrenin sunulması gerekmektedir. Kamu Ulaşımı ve Erişimi (K2) çerçevesinde her tip kamusal alana erişilebilirliği uygun fiyatlı, kolay kullanılabilen, güvenli ve farklı seçenekler sunan kamu ulaşım türleri ile sağlanmalıdır. Komşuluk ve Sosyal ilişkiler (K3) ise bireylerin topluma ve toplumsal aktivitelere katılımın teşvik edildiği, kendilerini toplumun bir parçası olarak görebildikleri kentsel çevre de yaşamaları ile mümkündür. Sonuç olarak bu etkenler dezavantajlı grupların toplumsal hayata aktif katılımın ve uyumun aynı zamanda sağlıklarının temel anahtarları kabul edilebilir.
The key indicator for the successful design of a healthy environment is that individuals living in the city can access public spaces and services, especially the disadvantaged, the elderly, children, pregnant women, disabled, baby carriages. In this study, the relationship of disadvantaged groups with the urban environment is grouped under three main headings. In the context of Urban Environment Quality and Comfort, in order to facilitate the adaptation of individuals to the urban environment, it is necessary to provide an environment with a convenient housing design, where their mobility is supported, compatible with the topography, safe, daily needs are met within walking distance. Within the framework of Public Transportation and Access, accessibility to all types of public spaces should be ensured by public transportation that are affordable, easy to use, safe and multiple options. Neighborhood and Social Relations, on the other hand, are possible if individuals live in an urban environment where participation in society and social activities is encouraged, and where they can see themselves as a part of the society. As a result, these factors can be accepted as the main keys to the active participation and integration of disadvantaged groups in social life.
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