Spatial Layout of Mountainous Elderly Residential Districts

Taking the planning of elderly building for example, this paper explored the spatial layout, entrance/exit design, road space design and landscape design of the elderly residential districts against the background of population aging and increasing demands of ecological residence. In addition, the paper tried to fully use outstanding natural environment in mountainous areas to plan the elderly community, and integrate the characteristics of mountainous community planning and elderly buildings.     

The Research on the Construction of Concentrative Residence and Ecological Human Habitat Environment in the Rural Area of Rapidly Urbanizing Region

Under the background of the new rural construction in China, it is an important scientific question and an urgent social task to construct the harmonious society and to achieve the sustainable regional development on how to construct concentrative residence and manage the human habitat environment in the fast industrializing and typically urbanizing area. This paper analyzed the problems in the construction of the human habitat envi- ronment in the rural area of southern Jiangsu, discussed the methodologies of planning and design for rural con- centrative residence, researched the human habitat environment improvement technologies, and put forward the resolution of the recycling community for the rural inhabitation, which aimed at demonstrating the practicing in rapidly urbanizing regions.     

Spatial Layout of Environmental Landscapes in Elderly Community

As China enters the aging society, the old-age care problems have grown increasingly serious. Influenced by the only-child policy, traditional old-age support system fails to adapt to new social situation, the institutions have become major subjects in the future old-age support system. Researches on the elderly-fi t architectural design have achieved many fruits, but those on the landscape design of the elderly community has been less reported. This paper studied landscape design of the old-age support institutions from the perspective of both theory and practice, and tried to explore the spatial layout of environmental landscapes in the elderly community. On the basis of sorting out specifi c psychological needs of the elderly group in China and their needs for the layout of landscape spaces, this paper proposed some effective solutions in view of successful elderly communities in overseas countries, then analyzed the development of elderly communities in China, so as to fi gure out landscape design approaches capable of promoting physical and mental health of the elderly group in the old-age support institutions.     

Outdoor Environmental Landscape Design of the Apartment for the Elderly in Southern Cities of China

On the basis of environmental psychology and environment-behavior science, this paper took Beijing Oriental Sun City Elderly Apartment for example to explore outdoor environmental landscape design schemes of the elderly apartment suitable for geomorphologic features, climatic conditions, and humanistic background of southern cities against the background of population aging in China, so as to provide references for the outdoor environment construction for the elderly apartment.     

小城镇建设中的政府职责 —以回龙观文化居住区为例

地处京郊的北京昌平回龙观文化居住区是中国最大的居民住宅区之一,交通拥堵是它在现实生活中存在的主要问题,分析目前在这个超大型社区中,政府公共管理的缺位以及如何改善现状和缓解问题。     

Embodiment of Health in the Residence Design

According to the research on the health of the living environment and the social condition during the construction of a residence, this paper summarizes the key points that should be noticed, then puts forward the points of view that healthy residence is a developing tendency of residence.     

Design of Rural Residence Based on Thermal Comfort: A Case Study of Chengdu Area

With the improvement of living standards, peasants have attached increasing attention to quality of living environment, indoor thermal comfort of rural residence has become a functional need of new countryside residence. Chengdu is a foggy area with shorter sunshine hours, humid air, more foggy but fewer windy days, so local residence is likely to be muggy, which influences comfort of residents seriously. According to relevant researches, most rural residences in Chengdu use only natural ventilation, and the indoor thermal comfort is poor. In view of this, this paper tried to improve indoor thermal comfort and quality of living environment from the perspective of residence functional design.     

An Aggregate Demand Forecasting Model on the Residence of Chongqing Main City Zone

Developing of real estate industry is one of the important ways to optimize Chongqing's industry structure and develop Chongqing's economy based on the relative theory. This paper brings forward an aggregate demand forecasting model on the residence of Chongqing main city zone according as data of the level of residence and relative factors in a certain period of Chongqing main city zone,by the way of gradually regressing and compounding forecasting. The model indicates that, according with the characteristic of residence,the aggregate demand of the residence is positive correlation to the polulation of Chongqing main city zone.     

Old-age support and care in China in the early 1990s

Owing to increased life expectancies and falling fertility, China will have not only the largest aged population but also the most rapid ageing process in the foreseeable future. The need to provide adequate and affordable support and care for the elderly has recently caused both scholars and policymakers concern. By analysing a 1992 sample of the aged in 12 provinces, this paper examines the support and care received by the elderly, focusing on living arrangements, economic security (income sources and levels), physical care, access to health services and emotional support. In the early 1990s old-age support in China was mainly provided by families, primarily through co-residence. The coverage of government-sponsored pension programmes was limited largely to city dwellers. Economically, physically and emotionally, most old people were well cared for, although the rural old and women were relatively disadvantaged. Rural elderly were more likely to still be engaged in productive activities, while old women were more likely than old men to be financially dependent on their children. Women played an important role as care-givers at home. However, the current familial system is under increasing pressure as the country’s social and economic structure changes drastically. To meet the mounting challenge of the future, early and comprehensive strategies are needed to establish an old-age support system that brings into full play the state, local communities and individuals.     

Personal and location-specific characteristics and elderly interstate migration

"The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of locational and individual characteristics upon interstate retiree migration, particularly in state-level public policy variables. Data regarding the characteristics of individual movers are drawn from the 1990 U.S. Census of Population and Housing 5% Public Use Microdata Sample. The household data are merged with location-specific attributes including both natural amenities and local fiscal variables." Three alternative models are developed, involving push factors, pull factors, and differences in site characteristics experienced by migrants. "The results indicate that both personal and locational characteristics are important factors determining the decision of elderly migrants to change their state of residence. While there is some limited support for the push and pull specifications, the difference model is found to provide the best overall fit."     

Filtering Method for the Decomposition of Heart Rate Variability Power Spectral

Heart rate variability is a convenient tool to study the autonomic nervous system of human body. It is a focus of studying cardiovascular disease in clinic. The main spectral components are distinguished in the heart rate variability spectrum: ultra low frequency(ULF),very low frequency(VLF), low frequency(LF), high frequency(HF) components .While different part has different physiological meaning. This paper discusses the design of an effective digital filter for heart rate variability power spectral analysis,which provides a scientific measure of heart rate variability power spectral analysis in further studies and clinical applications.     

Reflection on the Development of Real Estate in the Context of Block System Reform

Last year, the State Council issued the Several Opinions on Further Strengthening the Management of Urban Planning. The guideline on urban planning has sparked heated debate among Internet users over opening up gated residential communities to public road system. This paper, based on the analysis of the background and contents of block system reform, explored the problems of the implementation of the block system reform and the impact of the block system reform on the real estate in China from 3 aspects, the selling points of the high-end communities, future property management and the community elderly care model.     

Friendly Neighborhood Boundary Space Design

Residential area mode of China originates from "neighborhood unit" and "unit compound", they are isolated from the city and known as "islet" and "fragment". The isolation of residence from city breaks the urban structure, increases scale of blocks, and aggravates urban traffic and other problems. In view of this, it is imperative to explore the ways of designing "friendly neighborhood boundary spaces" between residential areas and the city, for example, by extending urban street spaces inward, opening boundary spaces of residential quarters to the city, constructing a boundary space network of residential areas harmoniously integrated into street life.     

快速城镇化背景下西部工业城市周边农村留守老人生存现状调查——以宝鸡市为例

为了了解宝鸡市留守老人的生存现状,为政府部门解决留守老人问题制定政策提供一定的参考依据。以入户访谈的方式对宝鸡市3个县区的354位留守老人的生活现状进行调查,结果显示,宝鸡农村留守老人的生活现状如下：身体健康状况较差,村级诊所无法满足留守老人需求;经济来源单一,物质生活水平低;精神文化生活欠缺,目前无村级老年人活动中心之类场所;隔代教育压力大,生活无人照料。要改善和提高宝鸡农村留守老人的生存状况,就要进一步完善新型农村合作医疗制度;多种方法增加留守老人收入;成立村级老年人活动中心;组织建立托儿所、学前班,缓解留守老人隔代教育压力。     

Geographic perspectives on elderly population growth

"The proportion of a region's population that is elderly may change over time for many different reasons. The proportion may grow because of the net in-migration of elderly individuals, or it may grow because of the net out-migration of nonelderly residents. Furthermore, the proportion may grow if the number of nonmovers in the 'pre-elderly' cohort is relatively high. This paper discusses in detail the ways in which this proportion may change over time. This is complemented by a state-level empirical study of elderly population growth in the United States during the late 1980s. The spatial pattern of the rate of new entry into the elderly cohort among nonmovers is found to be particularly influential in determining changes in the proportion of a state's population that is elderly."     

The Enlightenment of ''Fengshui'' Patternto Ecological Residence Location

In this paper, the authors put forward a basic 'Fengshui' pattern on the basis of expounding the origin of 'Fengshui'. Then it is demonstrated from the aspect of natural geography and example, and an attempt to apply it in locating the ecological residence is realized. At the end, the authors point out several factors that should be taken into account in the design of an ecological residence.     

日本绿色观光休闲农业的发展及其对我国的启示

日本的绿色观光休闲农业促进了农村发展。在日本,绿色观光是指在农山渔村,将当地的自然、文化和居民进行交流的一种滞在型余暇活动,主要分为农林业公园型、饮食文化型、农村景观观赏和山野居住型、和终生学习型四大类型。日本绿色观光农业发展的特点主要表现在政府、法律法规和财政预算、发展规划、民间组织、环境保护、拓展内涵等方面。日本政府逐步确立了绿色观光农业在国家发展计划中的重要地位,并通过相关法规、资金预算和协议会推动其发展。我国在积极进行新农村建设时也应借鉴日本经验,统筹城乡科学发展。     

Research on Thermal Environment of Healthy City Residence

After "SARS", people introspect on the human settlement, and the health conception becomes the focal point of attention.The thermal environment is the important content of the human settlement and a good thermal environment is the premise of healthy city, healthy residence and people's health.In this paper, the property and affection of the thermal environment are analyzed and the principle and the way to improve the thermal environment of city residence are investigated.All play an important role in the healthy human settlement.     

Creating a Graceful and Comfortable Environment for People to Live in Investigation into the Residence Exterior Environment in Yitian Village,Shenzhen

The residence exterior environment affects the living quality of the residents directly.This article offers methods and means to improve the quality of the residence exterior environment in light of general arrangement,environmental space designing,environmental art designing,etc.on the basis of the author,s engineering practice.     

Automobile Reliance Among the Elderly: Race and Spatial Context Effects

Abstract Mobility is a necessary condition for the social and emotional well‐being of older people. To meet their mobility needs, the elderly assign pivotal importance to the automobile despite the potential challenge of driving cessation and searching for alternatives to automobile transportation. Older persons’ generally strong reliance on the automobile varies, however, by land use patterns (density) as well as by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. This paper analyzes the effects of spatial context and personal attributes on automobile reliance among the elderly. Using the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) trip data, two models of automobile reliance among elderly (65+) trip makers are estimated. The results show that spatial context effects of automobile reliance vary by demographic characteristics; in particular, they are more pronounced for black than for white elderly. Moreover, race variation in automobile reliance is strongest in urban locations rather than less dense spatial contexts. Finally, the differentiation between being a passenger rather than a driver is salient in order to understand locational and racial variations in automobile reliance among the elderly.