Torku, A; Chan, A P C and Yung, E H K (2021) Implementation of age-friendly initiatives in smart cities: Probing the barriers through a systematic review. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 11(3), pp. 412-426. ISSN 2044-124X
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify the barriers that hinder the implementation of age-friendly initiatives in smart cities. A systematic review of the literature was conducted using Scopus search engine. Relevant keywords were used to discover 81 publications in academic journals. The titles, abstracts, keywords and full texts of the publications were examined to select 39 publications that were relevant for identifying the barriers that hinder the implementation of age-friendly initiatives in smart cities. The contents of the 39 relevant publications were analysed to ascertain the key barriers. A system thinking approach was adopted to understand the interaction among the barriers. The study identified five key groups of barriers - namely physical barriers and environmental characteristics, technological barriers, social barriers, financial barriers and political barriers - that smart cities encountered or are likely to encounter in implementing age-friendly initiatives. Moreover, practical examples of good age-friendly implementation practices were highlighted. A limitation of this study is in the number of publications reviewed. Despite the comprehensive review, the number of publications reviewed may not be exhaustive. This is justified by the inapplicability of considering all possible keywords in one review study. The systemic perspective of the barriers that hinder the implementation of age-friendly initiatives in smart cities would support policymakers in formulating policy recommendations to improve age-friendliness in cities. This study underscores the variable and dynamic nature of developing age-friendly smart cities and forms novel basis for gaining insights into the multiple factors that can promote the integration of age-friendly initiatives within smart cities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | age-friendly city; smart city; communication; publications; aging; documents; urban areas; older people; health services |
| Index terms: | publication, interaction, health service, integration, smart city, journal, older people, age-friendly city, urban area, documents, systematic literature review, implementation |
| Subjects: | professional development, urban design, urban sustainability, demography, organizational analysis, behavioral psychology, research dissemination and communication, research evaluation and metrics, urban form and morphology, contractual arrangements, public and environmental health |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Urban Studies, Information Management, Procurement, Research Practice, Organizational Design, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here