Years of the research: 2010
Country: Czech Republic
Language: Czech
Keywords:
Abstract:
The author presents the outcome of the first qualitative stage of the project 'Old Age in Space: Regeneration, Gentrification and Social Exclusion as New Issues of Environmental Gerontology'. She responds to research questions on how seniors residing in urban centres interpret the town environment and contemporary urban processes, or ageing and old age in their context, and how they maintain control 'over their situation' given their state of health, physical performance, financial resources, and the specific spatial resources of urban neighbourhoods (personal strategies). She briefly sums up the theoretical starting points of the issue, describes the focus and methodology, and presents the research's findings on changes to urban space, population structure, local social networks and seniors' attachment-to-place. In the conclusion she highlights the importance of research on old age or the elderly and on the urban environment being open and free of ageist and 'anti-urbanist' tendencies.
Researchers:
Target group: Elderly living in urban centres
Sample:
N=46
Aims/Objectives/Background:
To overview how seniors residing in urban centres interpret the town environment. In conditions of urbanization and population ageing, the topic of the use of urban space by elderly citizens is in need of exploration.
Findings/outcome/conclusion/research questions:
Senior citizens value activity, self-sufficiency and independency given by current health status, physical abilities and financial resources.
Online publication/reports/links:
http://sreview.soc.cas.cz/uploads/bb582175c6ae73714187deb85ace0a1ef5d623b2_Stari%20lide%20ve%20meste.pdf
Financed by: Project with public funding
Contact person: Sýkorová, Dana - http://www.ksoc.upol.cz/katedra/clenove_katedry/Sykorova_Dana.html
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