Spatiotemporal Patterns and Obstacle Factors of Environmental Quality for Elderly Sojourning in Guangxi, China

Spatiotemporal Patterns and Obstacle Factors of Environmental Quality for Elderly Sojourning in Guangxi, China | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Spatiotemporal Patterns and Obstacle Factors of Environmental Quality for Elderly Sojourning in Guangxi, China Shengkui Duan, Li Zhang, Qunji Li This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6218003/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract In the context of global mobility and aging societies, sojourning has emerged as an innovative retirement lifestyle, offering unique experiences for the elderly. This study develops a theoretical framework to assess the environmental quality for elderly sojourning, focusing on four dimensions: climatic and ecological environment, residential living environment, elderly care environment, and tourism industry environment. Using the entropy-weighted TOPSIS method, the article evaluates the environmental quality across 14 cities in Guangxi, China, from 2014 to 2022, and identify obstacle factors through an obstacle degree model. Results indicate that while the overall environmental quality remains relatively low, it shows a fluctuating upward trend. Cities such as Nanning, Guilin, and Liuzhou perform better but exhibit slow development. Disparities among cities have narrowed, suggesting significant potential for future growth. Improvements are observed in tourism and residential living environment, while the climatic and ecological environment and elderly care environment show inconsistent progress. Key obstacles include the number of cultural venues, domestic tourist visits, per capita green space, and high-level scenic spots. Most cities, except Guilin, face challenges in tourism and leisure, with some further constrained by inadequate medical and transportation infrastructure. This study provides actionable insights for optimizing elderly sojourning environment and informs policy development for sustainable aging societies. Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental sciences Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences Environmental Quality for Elderly Sojourning Spatiotemporal characteristics Obstacle factors Guangxi Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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