Measuring spatial accessibility to urban services for older adults: an application to healthcare facilities in Milan.

This study proposes a Geographic Information Systems-based methodology to measure accessibility to urban services from the elderly perspective to support urban planning processes. Specifically, it seeks to understand and clarify how the urban environment can influence the quality of life for older adults, mostly through pedestrian and public transport networks, locations of essential urban services, and the organisation of their resources. In light of a significant demographic change, policymakers will have to promote age-friendly urban planning approaches to guarantee equal access to services and activities.

Quality of life in the urban environment and primary health services for the elderly during the Covid-19 pandemic: An application to the city of Milan (Italy).

The outbreak of the Coronavirus during the first months of 2020 completely reshaped urban lives because of the need to limit the spread of the disease and ensure essential services to the most vulnerable city users, such as elderly people. The urban population in European is ageing at unprecedented rate; at the same time, ageing is associated with increased vulnerability and dependence on medical care services. Age-friendly approaches are consequently necessary in urban planning strategies to ensure equal accessibility to essential services, not least in view of coronavirus pandemic.

Systemic approach to improve safety of urban unsignalized intersections: Development and validation of a Safety Index.

Methods based on crash data analysis are effective in identifying intersections with a potential for safety improvement. However, it is well recognized that crash data suffer from several shortcomings and that there are clues to safety other than crash occurrence. The systemic approach is an alternative method to address safety issues.