(Im)mobility, place-making and wellbeing: a case study of older Chinese immigrants on the Gold Coast, Australia

IF 6.5 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI:10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103442

Siyao Gao

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Abstract

Population ageing and immigration require a more thorough understanding of older immigrants living environment and mobility. However, changes of environment negatively influence older immigrants’ engagement in physical and social activities. Mobility serves as a mechanism through which meanings of everyday places are (re)produced, fostering a sense of place. This paper presents a phenomenological exploration of how urban infrastructures create a sense of place through different types of mobility. Based on interviews with 30 older Chinese immigrants living on the Gold Coast, Australia, the study finds that immobility and staying at home often lead to a sense of exclusion. The affective approach sheds light on urban environmental factors that facilitate or hinder mobility among older immigrants and examines their impact on well-being. Scenic views in parks, challenges with public transport and issues with neighbourhood walkability reinforced feelings of exclusion. The paper reveals the complex infrastructural assemblages of support and concludes with policy and planning recommendations to create more adaptable environments for older immigrants.

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流动性、场所营造和福祉：以澳大利亚黄金海岸的中国老年移民为例

人口老龄化和移民需要对老年移民的生活环境和流动性有更深入的了解。然而，环境的变化对老年移民参与体育和社会活动产生了负面影响。流动性作为一种机制，通过这种机制，日常场所的意义被（重新）产生，培养一种场所感。本文从现象学的角度探讨了城市基础设施如何通过不同类型的流动性创造一种地方感。根据对30名居住在澳大利亚黄金海岸的中国老年移民的采访，该研究发现，不动和呆在家里往往会导致一种被排斥的感觉。情感方法揭示了促进或阻碍老年移民流动的城市环境因素，并检查了它们对福祉的影响。公园的美景、公共交通的挑战和社区步行的问题强化了被排斥的感觉。本文揭示了复杂的基础设施支持组合，并总结了为老年移民创造更具适应性的环境的政策和规划建议。

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Habitat International Multiple-

CiteScore

10.50

自引率

10.30%

发文量

151

审稿时长

38 days

期刊介绍： Habitat International is dedicated to the study of urban and rural human settlements: their planning, design, production and management. Its main focus is on urbanisation in its broadest sense in the developing world. However, increasingly the interrelationships and linkages between cities and towns in the developing and developed worlds are becoming apparent and solutions to the problems that result are urgently required. The economic, social, technological and political systems of the world are intertwined and changes in one region almost always affect other regions.