Collaborative process in place-making for ageing at community scale

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K14313
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 23030:Architectural planning and city planning-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Nitanai Ryoichi 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科(工学部), 助教 (90795999)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: エイジング・イン・プレイス / 高齢社会 / まちづくり / プレイスメイキング / 居住環境

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study has illustrated the process in place-making for ageing, by reviewing theories of ageing-in-place and conducting case studies where such practices were implemented. A review of theoretical literature has revealed that ecological perspective is critical to understand the context where the older people are centred around separate environmental layers, which affect their lives.
With the knowledge and the findings from case studies, two planning practices are necessary in place-making for ageing. One is the strategic planning to orchestrate the multiple elements that contribute to well-being of the older people in order to align the consequent actions. Another is the action planning based on assets that community have to remove barriers, which are drawn from individual and organisational level, opted in the local context.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

我が国は高齢社会の到来とともに、高齢になっても健康で自立した生活が送れる（Ageing in Place）地域社会の生活環境の整備が求められている。特に、人々の虚弱化を予防するために、居住する地域にコミュニティがあり、社会交流や社会活動に参加でき、外出しやすい歩行環境や移動環境が整い、周囲からの生活援助が得られる環境を整備する必要がある。この目標を達成するための手立てを、事例をもとに整理し、特に何を最初に取り組むべきなのかを明らかにしたことに本研究の意義がある。