Evaluating Age-Friendly City Indicators in Qazvin: Urban Open Spaces, Buildings and Public Places
| Author | Mojgan Kiaie | en |
| Author | Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi | en |
| Author | Monirsadat Mirzadeh | en |
| Author | Fatemeh Mohammadi | en |
| Orcid | Monirsadat Mirzadeh [0000-0001-7479-2395] | en |
| Issued Date | 2019-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background As the population pyramid in Iran shifts to aging and the influence of environmental conditions on the elderly people, The need to pay attention to the foundations of well-being, security and comfort is felt more than ever. Objective The present study aimed at evaluating the urban open spaces and public buildings/places of Qazvin city in Iran as indicators of an age-friendly city based on the perception of older people and managers. Methods This is a descriptive/analytical study conducted in 2017 on 200 older people and 40 urban managers. The older people were selected by a random cluster sampling technique, and managers by a convenience sampling method. Data collection tools were a demographic form and Ageing-Friendly City Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test. Findings The mean age of the elderly people was 68.32±6.48 years and for the managers, it was 40.28 ± 5.94 years. The mean score of public buildings/places was 3.49±1.06 reported by the elderly group and 2.64±0.77 by the managers. For urban open spaces, it was 3.06 ± 0.89 and 2.60 ± 0.52, respectively. There was a significant difference between the opinions of two groups regarding the two surveyed indicators (P | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Ageing-friendly city | en |
| Keyword | Open space | en |
| Keyword | Buildings | en |
| Keyword | Public places | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Evaluating Age-Friendly City Indicators in Qazvin: Urban Open Spaces, Buildings and Public Places | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |