Effect of Urban Transformation and the Age-Friendly City Strategy on the Improvement of Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Simulation Based on the Scenario Method

《Effect of Urban Transformation and the Age-Friendly City Strategy on the Improvement of Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Simulation Based on the Scenario Method》

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作者: Yi-Chen Chiang;Da-Rui Gao;Xian Li;Chun-Yang Lee;Xin-Ying Sun;Ching-Tsao Chen

来源: JOURNAL OF URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT,Vol.147,Issue4

语言: 英文

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作者单位: Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen Univ., No. 4221-117, Xiang’an South Rd., Xiang’an District, Xiamen 361102, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9630-1956. Email: [email protected];Postgraduate Student, School of Journalism and Communication, Peking Univ., No. 5, Yiheyuan Rd., Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1352-0809. Email: [email protected];Postgraduate Student, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen Univ., No. 4221-117, Xiang’an South Rd., Xiang’an District, Xiamen 361102, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1122-3333. Email: [email protected];Associate Professor, School of International Business, Xiamen Univ. Tan Kah Kee College, Zhangzhou China Merchants, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhangzhou 363105, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1080-5297. Email: [email protected];Professor, Dept. of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking Univ., No. 38, Xueyuan Rd., Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China. Email: [email protected];Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen Univ., No. 422 Siming South Rd., Siming District, Xiamen 361005, China (corresponding author). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8459-7320. Email: [email protected]

摘要: Hosting large conferences and events often facilitates the transformation of a city by the government. Before the 9th BRICS Summit, the local government launched a systematic urban renovation project, providing a feasible way for the government to increase accessibility for elderly residents by covering the necessary and additional costs. We aimed to present an economical and effective method for obtaining evidence-based reports that will encourage policymakers to increase their input and implement the policy of age-friendly cities. The data were derived from seven waves of regular follow-up investigations that were conducted before and after the 9th BRICS Summit. Residents over 18 years of age were sampled from the family planning system using the multistage stratified sampling method and were interviewed via telephone. The scenario method was used to simulate the effect of promoting the age-friendly city strategy on residents’ subjective well-being (SWB). Each respondent was randomly interviewed with one of the parallel versions of the questionnaire (positive or negative scenarios) to ensure intrainterviewer randomness. The paired-sample t-test was used to analyze the changes in residents’ attitudes given urban construction. Hierarchical regression analysis was then employed to test how the scenarios affected participants’ SWB to estimate the influence of the future implementation of age-friendly city policies. Residents’ levels of satisfaction with the city’s popularity, transportation, development, appearance, and competitiveness improved significantly after the BRICS Summit compared with that at baseline. Promoting the construction of age-related cities has the potential to significantly improve residents’ SWB, and residents of all age groups can benefit from this strategy. Urban renewal during the BRICS Summit improved the quality of life of local residents. The SWB of residents can be improved through urban transformation, such as the promotion of the construction of age-friendly cities. Moreover, the scenario method has application value and prospects for providing evidence-based urban planning advice to policymakers. Supplemental Materials supplemental_materials_up.1943-5444.0000740_chiang.pdf (212 KB)