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Figueiredo, M., Eloy, S. & Marques, S. (2022). Built environment perceptions: how older people decode outdoor public spaces. 1ª Conferência de Saúde Societal -“Saúde societal no futuro Pós-covid -19”.

M. E. Figueiredo et al.,  "Built environment perceptions: how older people decode outdoor public spaces", in 1ª Conferência de Saúde Societal -“Saúde societal no futuro Pós-covid -19”, Lisbon, 2022

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	author = "Figueiredo, M. and Eloy, S. and Marques, S.",
	title = "Built environment perceptions: how older people decode outdoor public spaces",
	year = "2022",
	howpublished = "Digital",
	url = "https://iscte-saude.iscte-iul.pt/presentation/"
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Built environment perceptions: how older people decode outdoor public spaces
T2  - 1ª Conferência de Saúde Societal -“Saúde societal no futuro Pós-covid -19”
AU  - Figueiredo, M.
AU  - Eloy, S.
AU  - Marques, S.
PY  - 2022
CY  - Lisbon
UR  - https://iscte-saude.iscte-iul.pt/presentation/
AB  - When UN released the Global Age Friendly Cities: A Guide” in 2007, the
concern around ageing people and their needs was evident. As the world ages, the
built environment requires special attention in order to assist this growing part of
the society. An age-friendly city demands an inclusive design that includes e.g.
green spaces, safe pavements and safe pedestrian crossings. Also, mobility in cities
and new forms of transport as bicycles and electrical scooters demand the update
of urban design guidelines and urban policies.
The goals of this study are to provide an overview of existing literature regarding
emotions and perception from older people related to the exterior built
environment by mapping these publications according to several criteria.
For doing so a scoping review was performed using articles in several scientific
databases. Searched articles include publications after 2007 (the release of the UN
guide) and related to studies involving people at least 60 years old and quantitative
analysis methods.
This review collected evidences from the perceptions of older people when in
contact with the outdoor built environment. Studies reported basic emotions (e.g.
fear, wellbeing, joy) and, space perceptions (e.g. walkability, accessibility) regarding
the built environment as sidewalks, street, gardens, and outside furniture. Our
study reinforces the importance to analyse older people perceptions regarding the
built environment in an interdisciplinary approach so that architects, urban
planners and decision makers have information on what are the design solutions
that fit the eldery people needs.
Considering the challenge to build a smart and inclusive city, where older people
can access attractive and safe spaces and are safe from discrimination practices as
ageism, this research also connects within the current contemporary pandemic
moment, aiming to public spaces appropriation as a space to build social cohesion
and provide wellbeing.
ER  -