Understanding the relationships between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults: a systematic review of qualitative studies

M Moran, J Van Cauwenberg… - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background While physical activity (PA) provides many physical, social, and mental health
benefits for older adults, they are the least physically active age group. Ecological models …

Review of safety and mobility issues among older pedestrians

I Tournier, A Dommes, V Cavallo - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2016 - Elsevier
Although old people make up an extremely vulnerable road-user group, older pedestrians'
difficulties have been studied less extensively than those of older drivers, and more …

[HTML][HTML] The 15-minute city for all?–Measuring individual and temporal variations in walking accessibility

E Willberg, C Fink, T Toivonen - Journal of transport geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Popular concepts in urban planning, like the 15-minute city, suggest that everyday services
should be accessible to everyone within “walking distance”. However, walking distance is …

Therapeutic landscapes and wellbeing in later life: Impacts of blue and green spaces for older adults

J Finlay, T Franke, H McKay, J Sims-Gould - Health & place, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper extends the concept of therapeutic landscapes by investigating how green and
blue spaces affect older adult health and wellbeing. We draw on interview data from …

How design of places promotes or inhibits mobility of older adults: realist synthesis of 20 years of research

IH Yen, J Fandel Flood, H Thompson… - Journal of aging …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the environmental features that best
support aging in place. Method: We conducted a realist synthesis, a theory-driven …

The hierarchy of walking needs and the COVID-19 pandemic

M Paydar, A Kamani Fard - … of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 - mdpi.com
More than 150 cities around the world have expanded emergency cycling and walking
infrastructure to increase their resilience in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic. This …

Accessibility for all in public transport and the overlooked (social) dimension—a case study of Stockholm

V Stjernborg - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Sweden was early to develop legislation related to accessible public transport for disabled
people in 1979 and can therefore be seen as a forerunner. However, recent findings reveal …

[HTML][HTML] A framework to improve urban accessibility and environmental conditions in age-friendly cities using graph modeling and multi-objective optimization

I Delgado-Enales, J Del Ser, P Molina-Costa - Computers, Environment and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of cities in recent decades has unleashed several challenges for urban
planning, which have been exacerbated by their aging population. Among the most pressing …

The influence of built environment factors on elderly pedestrian road safety in cities: the experience of Madrid

D Gálvez-Pérez, B Guirao, A Ortuño… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the progressive ageing of the population, the study of the relations between road safety
and elderly users is becoming increasingly relevant. Although the decline of pedestrian …

Can universal design support outdoor play, social participation, and inclusion in public playgrounds? A scoping review

A Moore, H Lynch, B Boyle - Disability and Rehabilitation, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To synthesize evidence regarding the physical design features and non-physical
aspects of public playgrounds that facilitate/hinder outdoor play, social participation, and …