EVALUATION ON SUPPORT OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AT NEIGHBORHOOD DESTINATIONS FOR THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF OLDER ADULTS:A CASE STUDY OF DALIAN
Daily activities,as an important part of the life of older adults,are closely related to their health status and directly affected by the built environment at neighborhood destinations.In view of the complexity of these activities,focusing on the needs at different stages of behavior change,this paper selects three spatial elements,i.e.,spatial proximity,functional diversity,and travel convenience,to quantify and evaluate how the built environment at neighborhood destinations supports the daily activities of older adults in Dalian by use of the entropy weight method and the coupling coordination degree model.The findings reveal that:the service coverage of hospitals,community activity centers,and sports venues is insufficient to meet the activity demands of older adults;different spatial elements have different supporting capacities,with that of spatial proximity being the lowest;the coordination at the stage of neighborhood destinations'support for activities is mediocre,largely attributable to factors such as location and functional quality of these destinations,and layout of surrounding public transportation facilities.Focusing on neighborhood destinations and their impacts on the daily activities of older adults can facilitate the construction of age-friendly cities.This paper endeavors to objectively evaluate the built environment at neighborhood destinations by examining their support for older adults in completing their daily activities,with a view to providing a theoretical basis for the planning of age-adaptive community life cycles.
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