Inclusive Design of Smart Landscape in Community Parks for The Migrant Elderly

Abstract

This study identifies the coexisting spaces of the migrant and local elderly in three community parks in Shanghai and achieves spatial inclusiveness grading based on the proportion of the migrant elderly in these spaces. By using the image recognition method in smart landscapes, landscape elements and spatial interfaces of the coexisting spaces were identified and analyzed, enabling more scientific and effective spatial characteristic analysis. Further analysis was conducted on the recreational behaviors of both types of elderly in spaces that exclude the migrant elderly and have relatively poor and poor inclusiveness levels, summarizing the inclusivity issues as: 1) landscape elements and spatial interfaces do not meet the recreational needs of the migrant elderly, 2) conflicts in recreational behavior between the migrant elderly and the local elderly, and 3) cultural inclusiveness issues. Targeted inclusive design approaches of the smart landscape were proposed, including the application of intelligent sensing technology, human-computer interaction technology, multidimensional experiences, and multimedia displays. This study provides new insights into spatial characteristic analysis through interdisciplinary methods. By analyzing the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of both types of elderly, a new method for spatial inclusiveness grading is provided. By comparatively analyzing the recreational behaviors of both types of elderly and spatial characteristics, the inclusivity issues of spaces are examined. The research provides theoretical and practical references to meet the recreational needs of the migrant elderly, promote the construction of age-friendly community parks, and develop smart and inclusive designs.

Keywords: Migrant Elderly, Inclusive Design, Smart Landscape, Image Recognition, Community Park

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1005601