Smart Housing for the Elderly: Understanding Perceptions and Biases of Rural America (2007)
article⁄Smart Housing for the Elderly: Understanding Perceptions and Biases of Rural America (2007)
abstract⁄It is commonly acknowledged that ‘smart’ environments, interactive architecture and ‘smart’ homes will define the next cutting edge in architectural research. Most critics agree that one of the first problems that ‘smart’ homes will help to address is that of spiraling costs of healthcare and aginginplace. This may be true for urban settings where there is the financial feasibility for such technologies but what about rural America It has been conclusively proven that rural America suffers from a lack of healthcare delivery and access. Prior research Mathew 2005 has also established that a rural home is different from an urban home. Will technologies designed for the urban home work in a rural setting And do rural people carry the same attitudes and biases towards technology This paper continues our research in the design of ‘smart’ rural environments. It summarizes findings from focus group studies conducted in rural communities that help us to understand attitudes of people towards ‘smart’ technology. We will use these findings to examine the feasibility of ubiquitous computing and ‘smart’ spaces in rural areas. In conclusion, we will present guidelines to help designers in the creation of technology to augment healthy aging in rural home settings.
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| Year |
2007 |
| Authors |
Satpathy, Lalatendu; Mathew, Anijo. |
| Issue |
Expanding Bodies: Art Cities Environment |
| Pages |
130-137 |
| Library link |
Brian Lilley & Philip Beesley, 2007. bib⁄Expanding Bodies: Art - Cities - Environment. Riverside Architectural Press and Tuns Press. |
| Entry filename |
smart-housing-elderly |
