Urban heat health risk assessment in Singapore to support resilient urban design—By integrating urban heat and the distribution of the elderly population

W Zhu, C Yuan - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Elderly people are more vulnerable than other age groups to the increasing urban heat risk
caused by both climate change and urbanization. This study developed a systematic method …

Bordering dynamics and the geopolitics of cross-border tourism between China and Myanmar

X Su, C Li - Political Geography, 2021 - Elsevier
The impacts of border politics on tourist mobilities become even more explicit in unstable
and geopolitically sensitive borders. The balance between security and economy in the …

Can living in an age-friendly neighbourhood protect older adults' mental health against functional decline in China?

Y Liu, Z Pan, Y Liu, Z Li - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Little is known about how and to what extent living in an age-friendly neighbourhood buffers
the negative impact of older adults' functional decline on their mental health in China. This …

The impacts of COVID-19 on older adults' active transportation mode usage in Isfahan, Iran

A Shaer, H Haghshenas - Journal of Transport & Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims Since active mobility is essential for older adults' health and well-being, especially in
crises, this study aims to investigate and compare factors affecting active mode choice of …

Temporary reuse in leftover spaces through the preferences of the elderly

M Naghibi, M Faizi - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Leftover spaces are constitutive elements of the city structure. The accurate selection of and
intervention in certain hotspots can lead to an urban development that slowly takes over …

[PDF][PDF] Using Qualitative Methods to Understand the Interconnections Between Cities and Health: A Methodological Review

JP Silva, AI Ribeiro - Public Health Reviews, 2024 - ssph-journal.org
Objective: Using different perspectives and methods to investigate the links between the
urban phenomenon and health is critical in an urbanizing world. This review discusses …

Elderly Residents' Uses of and Preferences for Community Outdoor Spaces during Heat Periods

X Yang, Y Fan, D Xia, Y Zou, Y Deng - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The downtown cores of many cities are characterized by aged communities that tend to host
a relatively high population of elderly retirement residents. The availability and usage of …

[HTML][HTML] Building (back) better cities for aged people in Europe

C Foglia, ML Parisi, N Pontarollo - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Covid-19 outbreak has mostly affected people in the second half of their lives, at risk of
isolation and loneliness; in fact, the impact of the pandemic was even more severe for the …

More Than Aging in Place:“Aging in Networks” in Singapore

S Gao, ELE Ho, V Chua, CC Feng - Annals of the American …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aging in place has become a popularly accepted logic and practice in both the academic
and policy domains. Older adults' preferred facilities and social networks, however, might not …

Population estimation beyond counts—Inferring demographic characteristics

N Szarka, F Biljecki - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mapping population distribution at a fine spatial scale is essential for urban studies and
planning. Numerous studies, mainly supported by geospatial and statistical methods, have …