Promoting ageing-in-place: design of residential buildings for older people in China
- Submitting institution
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Coventry University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 19399818
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.21834/e-bpj.v2i6.965
- Title of journal
- ENVIRONMENT-BEHAVIOUR PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL
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- First page
- 113
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 6
- ISSN
- 2398-4287
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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3
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The research was undertaken as part of the ‘Optimising care delivery models to support ageing-in-place: towards autonomy, affordability and financial sustainability’ project, an interdisciplinary cross-institutional collaboration, co-funded by the ESRC, UK; L’Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France; and National Science Foundation of China. The project sought to develop a common framework for the study of care delivery mechanisms that meet older people's needs in China, UK and France, by exploring the relationships between living arrangement, living environment and the design of care delivery from technological, financial, political, social and cultural perspectives.
This paper presents a study of the current housing choices available to older people in Chinese cities. It aimed to understand older people’s housing choices as well as establish physical design factors, challenges and potentials of residential design. The research addressed design, spatial requirements, emotional factors, community and technology to improve the future of age-friendly residential models in China and enable older people to age-in-place.
The method involved a review of literature and design standards for older people’s environments in China, and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders including Chinese experts in the field of ageing and the built environment. Analysis led to a set of recommendations to inform the development of age-friendly residential models in China and guide design to meet the needs of older adults whilst considering the cultural, social, economic and political context.
The findings are of relevance to policy makers, building designers, health and social care workers; and the assistive technology industry. They have subsequently informed the development of twelve future scenarios for ‘housing with care’ in China. These scenarios were developed to highlight and address current challenges in terms of housing, health and social care provision. The research was awarded the Best Paper award at the 3rd ABRA International Conference on Quality of Life.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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