Satisfaction among the Elderly Living in the Ancient Town of Xiangxi
This exploratory study combines the elderly-friendly post-use evaluation theory with the specific context of traditional residential buildings in typical Tujia ancient towns in the Western Hunan region, namely, Furong, Liexi, Xichehe, and Liye. A post-use low satisfaction evaluation model of traditi...
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| author | Fupeng Zhang Lei Shi Simian Liu Mengfei Cheng Fanxuan Zeng Jin Li |
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| description | This exploratory study combines the elderly-friendly post-use evaluation theory with the specific context of traditional residential buildings in typical Tujia ancient towns in the Western Hunan region, namely, Furong, Liexi, Xichehe, and Liye. A post-use low satisfaction evaluation model of traditional residential buildings in ancient towns was constructed, and the importance ranking of evaluation factors, along with the importance analysis of secondary indicators, was discussed using statistical methods. The subjective evaluations of elderly residents in different ancient towns toward the living environment and the importance ranking of factors for low satisfaction were examined. The findings of this study showed that we should focus on safety, convenience, health, privacy, belonging and cultural factors, and factors influencing sustainable livability for improving the quality of life of elderly residents in Tujia ancient towns in Western Hunan. Finally, the study proposes targeted improvement strategies to guide the construction of elderly-friendly environments in Tujia ancient towns and provide a reference for low satisfaction evaluations of ancient towns in similar economically underdeveloped areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cba98df8594545ca856533e331c384372023-11-18T00:46:49ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092023-05-01135133410.3390/buildings13051334Satisfaction among the Elderly Living in the Ancient Town of XiangxiFupeng Zhang0Lei Shi1Simian Liu2Mengfei Cheng3Fanxuan Zeng4Jin Li5School of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha 410075, ChinaThis exploratory study combines the elderly-friendly post-use evaluation theory with the specific context of traditional residential buildings in typical Tujia ancient towns in the Western Hunan region, namely, Furong, Liexi, Xichehe, and Liye. A post-use low satisfaction evaluation model of traditional residential buildings in ancient towns was constructed, and the importance ranking of evaluation factors, along with the importance analysis of secondary indicators, was discussed using statistical methods. The subjective evaluations of elderly residents in different ancient towns toward the living environment and the importance ranking of factors for low satisfaction were examined. The findings of this study showed that we should focus on safety, convenience, health, privacy, belonging and cultural factors, and factors influencing sustainable livability for improving the quality of life of elderly residents in Tujia ancient towns in Western Hunan. Finally, the study proposes targeted improvement strategies to guide the construction of elderly-friendly environments in Tujia ancient towns and provide a reference for low satisfaction evaluations of ancient towns in similar economically underdeveloped areas.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/5/1334living environmentelderlylife satisfactionancient townXiangxi |
| spellingShingle | Fupeng Zhang Lei Shi Simian Liu Mengfei Cheng Fanxuan Zeng Jin Li Satisfaction among the Elderly Living in the Ancient Town of Xiangxi Buildings living environment elderly life satisfaction ancient town Xiangxi |
| title | Satisfaction among the Elderly Living in the Ancient Town of Xiangxi |
| title_full | Satisfaction among the Elderly Living in the Ancient Town of Xiangxi |
| title_fullStr | Satisfaction among the Elderly Living in the Ancient Town of Xiangxi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Satisfaction among the Elderly Living in the Ancient Town of Xiangxi |
| title_short | Satisfaction among the Elderly Living in the Ancient Town of Xiangxi |
| title_sort | satisfaction among the elderly living in the ancient town of xiangxi |
| topic | living environment elderly life satisfaction ancient town Xiangxi |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/5/1334 |
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