Highlights Recreational amenities are key elements fostering social participation among older adults. Accessibility is measured based on empirically-based estimates of a cumulative opportunity approach. Differences in accessibility to recreational amenities across age cohorts are examined. Spatial disparities across geographical areas are identified for planning and policy interventions.

    Abstract Taking into account the rapidly aging demographic landscape in China, securing elderly’s right to participate in society has become an urgent challenge. Geographical access to urban amenities is known to influence social participation and integration. However, the application of accessibility analysis to elderly population in China has received little attention to date. This study examines the walking accessibility to recreational amenities for older adults in the Chinese context with an explicit focus on equity. Building on empirically-based estimates of a cumulative opportunity approach, we calculate the levels of accessibility at the traffic analysis zone level, evaluate how accessibility varies across age cohorts, and present the distribution of accessibility across zones. To this end, we draw on the 2015 Nanjing Travel Survey and the city’s GIS database. Instead of assuming a fixed threshold, this paper applies a spatial expansion model to allow for person- and location-specific walking distances to measure accessibility. The spatial disparities in access to recreational amenities are evaluated using the notion of vertical equity for identifying areas that are better-off or worse-off. Our results show pronounced distributional effects of current land-use and transportation policies for different age cohorts. In particular, elderly people experience lower accessibility to chess/card rooms and urban parks than their younger counterparts. The empirical evidence in this research can inform planning and policy interventions and feed current scientific debates on the role of accessibility in addressing social inclusion for an age-friendly society.


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    Title :

    Investigating walking accessibility to recreational amenities for elderly people in Nanjing, China


    Contributors:
    Cheng, Long (author) / Caset, Freke (author) / De Vos, Jonas (author) / Derudder, Ben (author) / Witlox, Frank (author)


    Publication date :

    2019-09-26


    Size :

    15 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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