Neighbourhoods are extremely important to older people, as this is where a great deal of their everyday life is spent and where social interaction happens. This is particularly the case in deprived neighbourhoods, where people with limited economic resources or physical limitations find it challenging to venture outside the neighbourhood. A growing body of research suggests studying age-friendly neighbourhoods from a bottom-up approach which takes the diversity of the age group into account. This paper aims to investigate how the go-along method can serve to co-construct knowledge about age-friendly neighbourhood design in a deprived neighbourhood of Copenhagen with a diverse group of older people. Sixteen go-along interviews were carried out with older people aged 59–90. The participants took on an expert role in their own everyday life and guided the researcher through the physical and social environments of their neighbourhood. The go-alongs were documented with a GoPro camera. The data was analysed using situational analysis and was grouped into thematic categories. Our findings conclude that social interaction is the overall motivator for going outdoors and that dimensions of pavements, the seating hierarchy, the purpose of lawns, sheltered spaces and ‘unauthorised’ places are all neighbourhood design elements that matter in this regard. The findings suggest to consider age-friendly details as the starting point for social interaction, to target the appropriate kind of age-friendly programs and to enhance empowerment through physical spaces. The go-along interview as a research method holds the potential for empowering older people and appreciating their diversity.

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与老年人一起：通​​过他们的镜头探索适合老年人居住的社区设计

邻居对老年人来说极为重要，因为这是他们日常生活中花费大量时间和社交互动发生的地方。在贫困地区尤其如此，那里的经济资源有限或身体有限的人发现在该地区以外冒险是一项挑战。越来越多的研究表明，应采用自下而上的方法来研究适合年龄的社区，该方法应考虑到年龄组的多样性。本文旨在研究“沿用”方法如何与一群不同的老年人一起在哥本哈根的一个贫困社区中共同构建有关年龄友好型社区设计的知识。对年龄在59-90岁之间的老年人进行了16次连续采访。参加者在自己的日常生活中扮演专家角色，并通过邻近地区的物理和社会环境指导研究人员。使用GoPro相机记录了go-alongs。使用情况分析对数据进行了分析，并将其分为主题类别。我们的发现得出结论，社交互动是户外活动的总体动力，人行道的尺寸，座位的层次结构，草坪的目的，庇护所和“未经许可”的场所都是在这方面至关重要的邻里设计元素。研究结果建议将适合年龄的细节视为社交互动的起点，针对适当类型的适合年龄的计划，并通过物理空间增强能力。