Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management)
Online ISSN : 2185-6540
ISSN-L : 2185-6540
Infrastructure Planning and Management Vol.31 (Special Issue)
A STUDY ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE'S HEALTH IN SNOW SEASON
Yu SUZUKIKazuhiro KIMURASatoru HINOTakaomi ORII
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2014 Volume 70 Issue 5 Pages I_383-I_393

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Abstract
In progressing to aging of the population, it is important social problem to maintain or increase their health for elderly people. In this research, we inspected consciousness survey to focus on elderly people's health activity while winter term.
As a result, it is shown that the awareness of effect is high for example it is good change of scenery by doing health activity. But frequency and detail of health activity while winter have decreased.
Especially, there are many elderly people who can't walk around vicinage because of snow. The elderly people who can't do health activity well while winter term are answer that “I don't know what sports should I do”, “There is no place to take exercise around vicinage”. It was shown that they are in difficult situation in each side of traffic, information and establishment.
And the measures that equipment side walk to easy to walk is result they are hoping as for these elderly people.
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