The elderly in the shopping centers: the usability study of semipublic spaces as attractiveness generator.
This article aims to study the importance of the attributes of usability and attractiveness for the semi-public spaces of Shopping Centers considering the elderly users, the psycho-cognitive and bio-physiological changes resulting from the aging process, as well as their expectations of the built space. Through a qualitative study of theoretical review with a multidisciplinary focus in architecture, ergonomics, gerontology, environmental psychology and management, the conditions of the elderly users were identified, and also the attributes related to usability and attractiveness, collected in order to understand and organize their interrelationships, to suggest recommendations about the drafting of Shopping Centers, aiming to generate projects and environments that should promote the efficient and satisfactory use for elderly and may also create a competitive advantage for these enterprises.
Department of Prodution Engineering and Systems, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. arqcrisb@gmail.com
Maria Cristina
MC
Bittencourt
Vera Lúcia Duarte
VL
do Valle Pereira
Waldemar
W
Pacheco
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D001107:Architectural Accessibility; D003132:Commerce; D004779:Environment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008029:Lighting; D008123:Location Directories and Signs; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013696:Temperature