Promotion of Aging-friendly Communities through Green Restorative Environments

This paper discusses the use of green restorative environments to promote aging-friendly communities. The Kawakita method was employed to consolidate residents’ awareness of aging-friendly communities before they were invited to participate in a workshop that involved various green restorative activities. According to the pre-and post-test analysis, 82.3% of the residents agreed that green restorative environments contribute to the construction of aging-friendly communities. That is, the environment significantly and positively influences older adults in the areas of social skills, logical awareness, participation in hobbies, and gardening knowledge.