Ageing in place and built environment amenities at neighbourhood scale: the case of South Australia
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2023
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Sivam, A.
Karuppannan, S.
Soltani, A.
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Asiamah, N.
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Source details - Title: Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises, 2023 / Asiamah, N. (ed./s), Ch.7, pp.113-139
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The ageing population is growing dramatically throughout the world, and this demographic change is generating different challenges for societies, families, and individuals in many ways. Studies have shown that elder adults still choose to maximize their independence in their own residences and neighbourhoods. Therefore, amenities available in their neighbourhoods are likely to be important for them to age in place. ‘Aging-in-place’ as a popular concept allows the elderly peoples’ desire to age in a familiar environment. However, this concept has not been systematically explored in the context of availability and accessibility of amenities at neighbourhood level. The aim of this chapter is to assess availability and accessibility of older adults’ cohorts to built environment facilities at the fine-grain neighbourhood scale in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia, and present a correlation pattern between older adults’ population density and accessibility to amenities for future action to improve ageing in place. The result demonstrated a significant gap in the provision of amenities and facilities to promote ageing in place. Findings will help stakeholders and service providers to modify their service allocation policies. It will help stakeholders to figure out the gap and investments needed to enable ageing in place.
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Copyright 2023 The Author(s).
Access Condition Notes: Accepted manuscript available after 1 January 2025