A Study Of Outdoor Activity Space In Residential Areas On Suitability For The Elderly From The Perspective Of Health Promotion

With the rapid development of cities,there is a mismatch between the current status of outdoor environment in residential areas and the demand for comfortable and healthy activities resulting from the expansion of the number and increasing demand levels of the elderly people in existing residential areas.Outdoor activity space is the major place affording outdoor activities for the elderly.However,there are problems of the existing outdoor activity space in many long-established residential areas,such as complex composition model and inadequate configuration of activity facilities or green plants.These conditions caused a lack of function or discomfort of the old space,affected the enthusiasm and frequency of outdoor exercise and entertainment behaviors of the elderly,brought obstacles to the improvement of their personal health and the quality of their later years and went against for the construction of outdoor environment fitting for the elderly in the residential area.It is of important practical significance for the construction of residential environment and the healthy aging of urban elderly from the perspective of health promotion to find out the characteristics and diverse needs of the elderly in outdoor activities,the environment of outdoor activities,and the relationship between them.In this work,the conceptual connotation of the residential space fitting for the elderly was clarified by researching the relevant theories of aging optimization environment.By sorting out the relevant research status and latest research progress,combining the current situation investigation of the activity space scene,the characteristics and needs of elderly outdoor activities such as time,place,and behavior were summarized.Moreover,the issues of the mismatch between the demands and activity space of the elderly were discussed,including “continuity”,“interaction” and “pleasure”.Quantitative methods such as correlation analysis and regression analysis were used to analyze the correlation between outdoor activities of the elderly and environmental factors,and the current demand for elderly residents’ activity and the adaptation mechanism of activity space were discussed in depth.It is concluded that outdoor activity spaces should be laid out according to strategies such as equally spatial distribution,diversified functions,and composite connections.We summarized the compositional characteristics of different activity spaces and the key of aging optimization design from the aspects of space layout,size and facilities,and proposed specific optimization strategies for different design elements of activity spaces.In summary,this study provides reference for promoting the outdoor activities of the elderly,improving their adaptability of the outdoor space and exploring optimal design of the outdoor activity space of healthy residential areas adapting to the development of active aging for urban population.