Nature-based recreation for the elderly in urban areas:assessing opportunities and demand as planning support

作     者：Chen Wen Christian Albert Christina von Haaren Chen Wen;Christian Albert;Christina von Haaren

作者机构：School of Architecture and Urban PlanningHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyLuoyu Road430074 WuhanChina Institute of Environmental PlanningLeibniz University HannoverHannoverGermany Institute of GeographyRuhr University BochumBochumGermany 

出 版 物：《Ecological Processes》 (生态过程（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第11卷第1期

页      面：587-603页

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学科分类：083001[工学-环境科学] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 08[工学] 

基　　金：supported by China Scholarship Council(grant number:201406010335) the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2020kfyXJJS105) 

主　　题：Sustainability Nature-based recreation Population aging Landscape architecture GIS mapping Urban design 

摘      要：Background:With elderly people comprising a growing share of the population,landscape planners need to consider their specific requirements to enhance the opportunities for them to engage in nature-based recreation(NBR).However,few studies have spatially assessed the recreation potential,demand,and opportunities for elderly people in ***,this paper aimed to spatially model and investigate the NBR opportunities for and demand of elderly people in urban areas.A spatial framework based on the ESTIMAP recreation model was developed,considering special factors to better reflect elderly people’s preferences regarding NBR at the city *** particular,NBR opportunities were assessed considering landscape aesthetics,various types of facilities,and *** street network was used to understand elderly people’s walking behaviours regarding green spaces and related ***:A case study in Hannover,Germany,demonstrated the applicability of the proposed *** results illustrate the spatial heterogeneity of recreation options for the *** parts of Hannover’s green spaces offer high recreation opportunities for elderly *** of the existing green spaces lack diverse landscape compo-nents and sufficient supply of facilities,resulting in a compromise to aesthetics and recreational ***:The proposed method contributes to research on spatial planning and environmental justice by incorporating vulnerable groups’preferences and needs in spatially assessing *** planning implications highlight pocket gardens and greenways connecting communities and parks as development opportunities in the city.