Current Situation and Optimization Suggestions for Ageing-Appropriate Development of Urban Public Rest Facilities

Abstract

With the increasing proportion of elderly people, China has long since entered an aging society, and the development of aging has continued to deepen. In the construction of the humanization level of the city, the development of age-appropriate public rest facilities has attracted much attention. This study will take the current aging society as the background and meet the physiological and psychological needs of the elderly group as the starting point to investigate in depth the current situation of the construction of urban public open space facilities. Based on the degree of aging, the level of urban construction, and social concern, this study selects the public rest facilities in Changning District, Shanghai, as the research object, and conducts a comprehensive analysis of the level of construction of aging-appropriate rest facilities. The study found that the construction of existing urban public rest facilities is still characterized by a variety of problems such as scarcity, single type, poor comfort, safety hazards, and lack of consideration for the physical scale of the elderly population and suggested corresponding improvements. Public rest facilities must follow the people-oriented principle, be based on the many different needs of the elderly, fully integrate the living habits of China's elderly population, and comprehensively improve the quality of life of the elderly population. This study is of great significance for the subsequent promotion of the construction of public rest facilities and the implementation of the construction of the humanization level of the city.