Hello neighbors! Exploring public space’s attractiveness towards improving social connectedness of elderly in Dutch new towns

The changing needs of aging people ask for lasting improvements within the urban environment for them to stay socially and physically active, independent and healthy for as long as possible and for them to live a fulfilling retirement. Hello neighbors! addresses the quality-of-life issues that concern our aging population. It puts forward public space design interventions for attractive public places for - fragile- elderly and visualizes them in the case: Dutch new town Houten.Urban Regeneration in the European ContextUrbanismArchitecture and The Built Environmen