Using Citizen Science to Explore Neighbourhood Influences on Ageing Well: Pilot Project
Using Citizen Science to Explore Neighbourhood Influences on Ageing Well: Pilot Project
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DOI：
10.3390/healthcare7040126
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发表时间：
2019-12-01
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2.8
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Walker, Lauren
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作者：
Barrie, Helen;Soebarto, Veronica;Walker, Lauren
室外和室内环境影响老年人的行动能力、独立性、生活质量和“就地养老”的能力。大量证据表明，生活环境中公共绿色空间的数量和质量都很重要。公共绿色空间的质量主要通过规划者、设计者和开发商的专家评估来衡量。这种由专家决定的方法的缺点是，它往往不考虑居民的评价或看法。日常经验（通常是很长一段时间的经验）意味着老年居民已经获得了有关其社区的内部知识，因此可能更有资格评估这些空间，包括衡量是什么造就了有价值或优质的公共绿色空间。这项澳大利亚关于公共绿色空间供老年人居住的试点研究的目的是测试一种创新的公民科学方法，利用智能手机收集数据。“资深”公民科学家在三个月的时间里试用了智能手机审计工具，记录和审计他们社区的公共绿色空间。收集的数据包括地理编码的位置数据、照片和定性评论沿着调查数据。虽然公民科学研究已经在自然科学中得到了很好的发展，但它在社会科学中仍然没有得到充分利用。本文重点介绍了使用公民科学与老年参与者强调这种方法在环境老年学，城市规划和景观设计领域的潜力。
Outdoor and indoor environments impact older people's mobility, independence, quality of life, and ability to "age in place". Considerable evidence suggests that not only the amount, but also the quality, of public green spaces in the living environment is important. The quality of public green spaces is mostly measured through expert assessments by planners, designers and developers. A disadvantage of this expert-determined approach is that it often does not consider the appraisals or perceptions of residents. Daily experience, often over long periods of time, means older residents have acquired insider knowledge of their neighbourhood, and thus, may be more qualified to assess these spaces, including measuring what makes a valued or quality public green space. The aim of this Australian pilot study on public green spaces for ageing well was to test an innovative citizen science approach to data collection using smart phones. "Senior" citizen scientists trialed the smart phone audit tool over a three-month period, recording and auditing public green spaces in their neighbourhoods. Data collected included geocoded location data, photographs, and qualitative comments along with survey data. While citizen science research is already well established in the natural sciences, it remains underutilised in the social sciences. This paper focuses on the use of citizen science with older participants highlighting the potential for this methodology in the fields of environmental gerontology, urban planning and landscape architecture.