Open AccessEvaluating the availability of facilities in the elderly park in terms of environmental sustainability
Author(s) -
Lely Syiddatul Akliyah,
F. D. M. Solihin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/830/3/032082
Subject(s) - visitor pattern , elderly people , sustainability , gerontology , descriptive statistics , government (linguistics) , business , geography , socioeconomics , environmental health , medicine , sociology , computer science , ecology , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , biology , programming language
Bandung City has many thematic parks spread across several districts. One of them is Taman Lansia (Elderly Garden). Although according to Bandung City Government that parks are intended for all age groups, there should be a target for visitors based on different age groups in each park based on the theme. The elderly has physical and psychological limitations that cause the elderly age have special needs that are different from the productive and pre-productive age communities, so special facilities are needed for the elderly in Bandung. Based on observation, existing facilities in Taman Lansia had not been able to cover the elderly needs. So that, the purpose of the study was identifying visitor characteristics and analyzing the facilities needed at Taman Lansia according to the elderly characteristics. The data collection methods were getting observation and interviews. The variables must fulfill criteria for facility that the elderly needs, such as accessibility, security, and convenience. The analysis methods were descriptive analysis. This study indicated that Taman Lansia visitors were dominated by elderly residents. There were several types of facilities that have not been provided in accordance with the characteristics of the elderly such as ramp handrails. The available facilities did not consider the characteristics and needs of the elderly.