From: Development and validation of elder-friendly urban spaces questionnaire (EFUSQ)
Category: Place | Category: Process | ||||
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Functional Dimension | Preference Dimension | Social Dimension | Cultural Dimension | Sense of Belonging | Life Satisfaction |
Low density Proper walking path Sanitary service Closeness to home Easy commute to and from home Appropriate urban furniture Safety traffic signs Establish library for the older people Chess game Indoor space Protection from cold Sporting equipment Safety Security Relatively low population Congestion Need for space to sit Need for a hangout Need for environmental comfort Need for illuminate (Natural or artificial) Need for cleanness Need for tidiness Need for law and order Need for calmness Need to be safe from possible harms due to children’s play Noise pollution (non-traffic) Need to separate older peoples’ zone from the children’s game yards Noise pollution Need for proper pavement, not slippery ‍Civic misdemeanor, improper behavior ‍Civic misdemeanor, motor-bike in the park ‍Civic misdemeanor, having pets in the park Need for security (without a police) Need for security (due to presence of too many rascals) Need for security (too many open access ways) Need for security (its generality) Need for security (for the health of animals in the park) Need for small convenient stores Face lifting the old buildings Need for parking Weakness in service Need for sporting and training equipment Need to reduce the slops Need to disperse the drug addicts Need for arbor Need for traffic control Need to control the Youths | Green space Plant and water Tree Cosines Openness Low enclosure Spatial variety Past memories Traditional design and old moments Sense of richness in hearing Presence of artists, poet, Iranian idioms Public memories (sticking to old names) Need for space aesthetics Legibility Not falling Pavement Security Familiarity No crime No theft No graffiti No incivility Easy to wayfinding Order and symmetric design Good pavement No slippery Surface No nuisance | Social interaction Friends and next of kin Social wealth Social strata (good people) Foreigner hater No street vendors Home space satisfaction | Segregated space for female and male Segregate space for older peoples and house pets | Keep old memories Old habits Friendly relations Social capital Social relations | Sense of home Filling required space Sense of home yard Sense of calm at home |