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The Environmental Privacy on the Perspective of Integration and Segregation of Spatial Areas in Facilities for the Elderly

노인시설 내 공간영역의 통합과 분리측면에서 본 환경적 프라이버시

  • Lee, Min-Ah (Dept. of Housing & Interior Design, Kunsan Natl. Univ.)
  • 이민아 (국립군산대학교 주거 및 실내계획학과)
  • Received : 2014.01.26
  • Accepted : 2014.03.12
  • Published : 2014.04.25
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the environmental privacy on the perspective of integration and segregation of spatial areas in facilities for the elderly, through investigating required environmental privacy at each hierarchical space, the contextual situation and counterplan for the privacy. For the study, a content analysis for 35 foreign academic journal articles published from 1990 to August of 2013 was conducted. The results of the study were as follows: First, four hierarchical spaces had somewhat integrated characteristics as being required various types of privacy beyond the original features of each space. Especially semi-public and public spaces were needed the privacy similar to in private or semi-private areas. Second, the contextual situation for the privacy was mainly from undesirable access and psychological pressure of other residents, staff and etc. to the residents' personal space, stuff, and behaviors. The other was from no space (no sitting) or no equipments for privacy. Third, the counterplan for privacy was categorized as improvements of physical environments and making defensible space or keeping physical distance of the elderly. It is suggested that welfare of the aged act in Korea about the room capacity for the elderly facilities needs to be reconsidered for the privacy in their individual rooms and the privacy in semi-public and public area must be considered to make the behavior scope of the elderly extended.

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