Older Users' Needs in the Urban Railway Public Space
ZHAO Tian-jiao1, SIU Kin Wai Michael2
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(1)Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; (2)The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
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2018-08-04
Abstract
With the increasing aging of Hongkong, Hongkong's urban life will face enormous challenges. By setting Hong Kong MTR as a case study, older peoples' everyday life in the MTR is analyzed, and how to improve their urban life experience in the MTR is promoted. Field observation, questionnaire, group interview are adopted in this research. Old people's everyday life are observed, and the factors affecting their everyday life are sequenced. A need pyramid towards older people's MTR life experience is constructed. This research obtained 15 elements that affecting the quality of older peoples' life in the MTR space, and sequenced these elements. It is found that it is possible to improve older people's urban railway experience through the aspects of physical, independent and entertainment.
ZHAO Tian-jiao, SIU Kin Wai Michael.
Older Users' Needs in the Urban Railway Public Space[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2018(14): 203-209 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2018.14.037