A Study on Elderly-friendly Park Landscape Design with an Emphasis on Emotional Healing

Abstract

With the growing trend of population aging, parks, as an essential part of urban green space play an increasingly significant role in the daily lives of the elderly. Parks are not only good places for the elderly to take leisurely walks, but also important venues for social, cultural, and physical activities. Therefore, a deep understanding of the elderly’s expectations and needs for park landscapes is crucial for optimizing park design and enhancing the quality of park services. This article aims to study the design of elderly-friendly park landscapes with an emphasis on emotional healing. By analyzing the psychological needs of the elderly and combining park landscape design concepts, it explores how to create park landscapes that are in line with the characteristics of the elderly’s life and have emotional healing functions. This study adopts a combination of literature review and case study methods, analyzes the current issues in park landscape design, and proposes corresponding optimization strategies. The research results show that elderly-friendly park landscape design with an emphasis on emotional healing can enhance the quality of life and happiness of the elderly, which is of great significance for building an elderly-friendly society.