PROJECT
The project adopts an architectural, urban planning, and interdisciplinary approach, focusing on the design of high-quality outdoor meeting spaces (squares, streets, parks, etc.) that encourage active engagement with the immediate environment. This includes strengthening social relationships, promoting physical activity, and integrating digital technologies to support these objectives. Additionally, the project proposes a detailed study of the characteristic social, architectural, and urban aspects of urban meeting environments across the territory of Gipuzkoa.
Date: November 2022 – October 2024
OBJETIVE
The project aims to:
• Promote active, inclusive and diverse ageing through accessible and friendly public outdoor spaces that foster social interaction and encourage physical activity for all.
• Prevent and mitigate perceptions of unwanted loneliness through the design of outdoor spaces, enhancing emotional well-being and promoting the social inclusion of the elderly.
• Increase functional autonomy and improve the perception of safety (especially among women), to enabling all older adults to navigate and enjoy the urban and rural environments with ease and quality.
• Support independent living and bridge the digital divide by designing smart digital urban environments.
• Create a design guide for professionals and institutions involved in urban planning to foster the transformation of the physical space that people walk through.
• Develop several pilot projects, applying the design guide to evaluate, refine, and validate the proposed model.
• Define a roadmap to assist institutions involved in, or interested in the implementation of the pilot projects.
• Promote the model proposed in Gipuzkoa in the rest of the Basque Country, Spain and Europe.
PROGRAMME NAME
Challenges of active, healthy, and meaningful ageing (ADINBERRI) and the promotion of improved care and attention for older people. Department of Economic Promotion, Tourism, and Rural Environment of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa
FUNDING
259.600,30€
FUNDING ENTITY
ADINBERRI and Gipuzkoa Provincial Council
COLLABORATORS
Beasain City Council | Donostia – San Sebastián City Council | Arrasate City Council