Evaluation Of Age-Appropriate Landscapes In Three Residential Areas Of Songyuan Based On Affordance Theory

Population aging is one of the most serious global social issues of the 21 st century.As the aging of our country’s population becomes an increasingly serious problem,living at home is now the country’s main method of caring for the elderly.However,the external space of living quarters is the main place for daily activities,and most of them have problems such as the lack of reciprocity and participation in the process of using the space environment,which makes it difficult for elderly people to meet their demands for a suitable space for aging.Therefore,this study introduces the affordance theory,establishes the affordance scenic review system based on the affordance theory,and develops a new way to provide outdoor activity space for elderly people through the optimization strategy for creating adaptable space.Based on the affordance theory and the ASM system,this study investigates the external activity space of residential areas in Songyuan City,and selects three residential areas as samples for qualitative and quantitative analysis.Using field research and questionnaires,the four levels of affordance: functional,sensory,cognitive and socio-cultural,and three performance categories: positive affordance,negative affordance and potential affordance were combined to identify the affordance elements that are closely related to the environmental affordance of activity spaces for the elderly,and an affordance evaluation matrix was established to evaluate and analyze the affordance performance of activity spaces for the elderly in residential areas.The affordance problem is analyzed and summarized,and optimization strategies are proposed.The study says:(1)Age-appropriate space environment started earlier in foreign countries,and mature research theories have been formed.However,most of the published literature on the affordance theory and suitable space in residential areas in China focus on putting forward strategies and design suggestions to optimize the space environment,and few scholars apply the theory into practice.(2)The elderly aged 65-75 prefer to go out,and the proportion of females is higher.They usually like to go out at 9:00-11:00 in the morning,13:00-16:00 in the afternoon and19:00-21:00 in the evening.Among them,the factors affecting the activity space of the elderly in the residential area are: fitness equipment,road,square,tables and chairs,pavilion gallery frame,plants,paving,signage.The comprehensive evaluation value of the affordance of the three residential areas is-5.5,7 and-4.5 respectively.(3)Finally,corresponding to the current problems obtained from the evaluation and analysis,in order to ensure the comprehensiveness of the affordance group,it proposes to improve the perception of availability;Guide the elderly to participate in friendly,more interesting;Optimize the combination of material elements several principles.Suggestions are put forward for optimizing the design of outdoor activity space for the elderly.