Effects of The Living Environment on Activity and Use of Time *

2019 ◽  
pp. 92-108
Author(s):  
Frances M. Carp
Keyword(s):  
Living Environment ◽  
Use Of Time

Effects of the Living Environment on Activity and Use of Time

1979 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances M. Carp
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Environmental Intervention ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Increased Activity

Exposure to an environment with increased opportunities resulted in increased activity among a group of elderly persons, compared to similar people in unenriched environments. Findings support the hypothesis that unmet need for activity existed among the group, all of whom had been matched to the enriched environment by staff and self-selection, and the hypothesis that environmental intervention is potent in influencing behavior, even in old age. Persistence of the relative elevation in activity over eight years and concomitance with other indexes of well-being suggest that appropriate environmental intervention which expands activity opportunities is beneficial. Congruity between the person's needs and the environment's resources is central. Individual differences in need for activity interacted with opportunity in accounting for outcomes.

Senior Living - Lighting, Circadian Rhythm and Dementia I

2019 ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
Tadej Glažar ◽  
Marjeta Zupancic ◽  
Samo Kralj ◽  
Robert Peternelj
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Light Spectrum ◽  
Average Life Expectancy ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
Lighting Conditions ◽  
Light Levels ◽  
Joint Fracture ◽  
Lease Contracts

The Real Estate Fund of Pension and Disability Insurance (Nepremicninski Sklad) in Slovenia, founded in1997 is the owner of 3255 properties in 116 locations throughout the country and is intended for solving housing issues of pensioners of 65 years or older and other elderly persons who are allowed independently to live. The lease contracts are concluded for an indefinite period of time. The aim and vision of the Fund is to improve the quality of life for the elderly tenants by adapting the living environment, the flats and surroundings according to the physical needs of aging tenants. Homes for seniors often have low light levels and poor light spectrum caused by fluorescent or incandescent lighting. Demographic changes in most European countries show rising average life expectancy which means that the number of people with weak visual capacity or visual impairment is increasing. Equally the risks of injuries due to poor lighting conditions are increasing, e.g. missing a step resulting in a hip joint fracture. Better lighting conditions are of critical importance for aging population, as stated also in the recently published CIE227:2017. To facilitate safe environment for the elderly, the Fund in 2013 initiated a lighting research study that should provide facts and evidence for a lighting standard for their own premises.

Design Parameters Of A Comfortable Living Environment In The Normative Documentation

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-56
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
Indoor Environment Quality ◽  
Community Information ◽  
Normative Documentation ◽  
The Russian Federation

Currently, the professional construction community information field is largely filled with the topic of creating a comfortable living environment. However, architectural and engineering design that corresponds to the concept of sustainable development is currently hindered due to the lack of a formed conceptual framework that reveals the meaning of the term "comfort", as well as a criteria list that determines the indoor environment quality in the Russian Federation regulatory and technical framework. The article offers some components of a comfortable living environment, within which the parameters of designing the internal environment of premises are highlighted. A comparative analysis of the national standards of the Russian Federation regulating the design of the internal space of residential and public buildings, with international "green" standards for a number of parameters was carried out. It is concluded that it is necessary to update the Russian regulatory and technical base taking into account the international experience of "green" standards.

ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION OF A GENDER-SENSITIVE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-243
Author(s):  
Pidlisetska Kh. ◽  
◽  
Hnat H. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Residential Structures

The article considers aspects of the perception of space from the standpoint of gender, and their impact on the formation of a quality living environment. The results of a sociological study are presented, which indicate the existence of differences in the requirements for the formation of the urban environment of housing and the assessment of its qualities by men and women.

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