DETERMINING THE FEATURES OF AGE FRIENDLY FOR CITY DEVELOPMENT

Authors

  • Kushairi Rashid Department of Built Environment Studies & Technology Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, PERAK BRANCH, MALAYSIA
  • Thuraiya Mohamed Department of Built Environment Studies & Technology Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, PERAK BRANCH, MALAYSIA
  • Siti Noorhawa Azyze Ellah Azyze Department of Built Environment Studies & Technology Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, PERAK BRANCH, MALAYSIA
  • Zulkarnain Hazim Department of Built Environment Studies & Technology Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, PERAK BRANCH, MALAYSIA
  • Azhan Abdul Aziz Department of Built Environment Studies & Technology Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, PERAK BRANCH, MALAYSIA
  • Izrahayu Che Hashim Department of Built Environment Studies & Technology Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, PERAK BRANCH, MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v19i16.965

Keywords:

Age-friendly city, aging population, content analysis

Abstract

Malaysia is projected to become an aging nation in the year 2035. As a significant fraction of the elderly is anticipated to be residing in urban areas, therefore it is critically important for local and relevant government agencies to prepare the city environment for the increasing aging population. Age-friendly city is a concept emerged to address the urban aged population through various strategies. Although a significant number of studies were conducted on age-friendly cities, nevertheless, city features that are important to achieve the state of an age friendly city environment remain a subject for exploration. Therefore, this study primarily aims to document the development of the age-friendly features in various countries, in understanding common features that underlie its implementation. The research applies the deductive research approach that includes descriptive and content analyses. A total of 60 important features were commonly used across the report. The findings of the study provide significance as a key input for developing embedding age-friendly city development in Malaysia.

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2021-07-27

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Rashid, K., Mohamed, T., Azyze Ellah Azyze, S. N., Hazim, Z., Abdul Aziz, A., & Che Hashim, I. (2021). DETERMINING THE FEATURES OF AGE FRIENDLY FOR CITY DEVELOPMENT. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 19(16). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v19i16.965

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Vol. 19 (2021): PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL : Volume 19, Issue 2, 2021

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