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By Agost-Felip, R., Rua, M. J., & Kouidmi, F.
Full Citation
Agost-Felip, R., Rua, M. J., & Kouidmi, F. (2021). An inclusive model for assessing age-friendly urban environments in vulnerable areas. Sustainability, 13(15), 8352.
Key Findings
This paper deals with the elderly’s specific needs in the public open space as the needs can play a significant role in their social inclusion and could be especially relevant in deprived areas. The main goal is to build a model to evaluate the vulnerability of the public space by focusing on the elderly’s needs, using indicators. The model was applied to a vulnerable area in Castellón, Spain, based on indicators adapted to the specific context features. The application of the model permitted the vulnerability in the suggested dimensions to be estimated and a global integrated index of vulnerability in the area to be calculated.
