Ageing In Place In Urban Environments

Author : Tine Buffel,Chris Phillipson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000932508

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Ageing in Place in Urban Environments by Tine Buffel,Chris Phillipson Pdf

Ageing in Place in Urban Environments considers together two major trends influencing economic and social life: population ageing on the one side and urbanisation on the other. Both have been identified as dominant demographic trends of the twenty-first century. Cities are where the majority of people of all ages now live and where they will spend their old age. Nevertheless, cities are typically imagined and structured with a younger, working-age population in mind while older people are rarely incorporated into the mainstream of thinking and planning around urban environments. Cities can contribute to vulnerability arising from high levels of population turnover, environmental problems, gentrification, and reduced availability of affordable housing. However, they can also provide innovative forms of support and services essential to promoting the quality of life of older people. Policies in Europe have emphasised the role of the local environment in promoting “ageing in place”, a term used to describe the goal of helping people to remain in their own homes and communities for as long as they wish. However, while this has been the dominant approach, the places in which older people are ageing have often proved to be challenging environments. The book explores the forces behind these developments and how older people have responded. Drawing upon approaches from social gerontology, urban studies, geography, and sociology, this book will be essential reading for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners searching for innovative ways to improve the lives of older people living in urban environments.

Author : Allison E. Smith
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1847422705

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Ageing in Urban Neighbourhoods by Allison E. Smith Pdf

This title draws attention to the impact of urban deprivation on older people's lives.

Author : Tine Buffel,Chris Phillipson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Aging
ISBN : 1000932478

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Ageing in Place in Urban Environments by Tine Buffel,Chris Phillipson Pdf

Author : Keng Hua Chong,Mihye Cho
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317192398

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Creative Ageing Cities by Keng Hua Chong,Mihye Cho Pdf

Ageing population and rapid urbanisation are the two major demographic shifts in today’s world. Architectural designs and urban policies have to deal with issues of an ever larger elderly population living in the cities, especially in old urban neighbourhoods, while also taking into consideration the evolving lifestyles and wellbeing of the diverse elderly demographic. Being able to continue living in these existing urban neighbourhoods would thus require necessary interventions, both to adapt the changing needs of the ageing population and to improve the deteriorating environment for better liveability. Creative Ageing Cities discusses the participation and contribution of the ageing population as a positive and creative force towards urban design and place-making, particularly in high-density urban contexts, as observed in a collection of empirical cases found in rapidly ageing Asian cities. This book is the first to bring together multidisciplinary scholastic research on ageing and urban issues from across top six ageing cities in Asia: Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Through these case studies, this book gives a good overview of diverse challenges and opportunities in the various Asian urban contexts and offers a new perspective of an ageing and urban design framework that emphasises multi-stakeholder collaboration, inter-generational relations and the collective wisdom of older people as a source of creativity.

Author : Tine Buffel,Sophie Handler,Chris Phillipson
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781447331315

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Age-Friendly Cities and Communities by Tine Buffel,Sophie Handler,Chris Phillipson Pdf

This important book provides a comprehensive survey of different strategies for developing age-friendly communities, and the extent to which older people themselves can be involved in the co-production of age-friendly policies and practices.

Author : Bruce Judd,Kenichi Tanoue,Edgar Liu
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788976091

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Ageing in Place by Bruce Judd,Kenichi Tanoue,Edgar Liu Pdf

This insightful book showcases a range of design, planning and policy responses to ageing populations and the built environment from across the rapidly changing and dynamic Western Asia-Pacific region. Its chapters demonstrate a clear and increasingly convergent preference for and promotion of ageing in place and the need for collaborative efforts to facilitate this at various scales through policy and practice.

Author : Anna P Lane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429516245

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Urban Environments for Healthy Ageing by Anna P Lane Pdf

Around the world, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners are working to ensure cities and communities are prepared for the challenges and opportunities of aged and highly urbanised populations. Bringing together stakeholders from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America, this book presents new evidence and critical reviews of current knowledge to promote ongoing discussions on: affordable and accessible housing to support ageing in place; built environment supports for health-enhancing physical activity and mobility; and planning and design strategies and approaches to promote healthy and active ageing in cities and communities. The book content is framed by socio-ecological models of ageing and well-being that emphasise the dynamic interconnections between people and environment. Contributions in this edited volume stem from the International Ageing Urbanism Colloquium, 2017, Singapore University of Technology and Design.

Author : Christopher Phillipson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745669540

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Ageing by Christopher Phillipson Pdf

Ageing populations represent a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Few areas of life will remain untouched by the accompanying changes to cultural, economic and social life. This book interrogates various understandings of ageing, and provides a critical assessment of attitudes and responses to the development of ageing societies, placing these in the context of a variety of historical and sociological debates. Written in a highly accessible style, this book examines a range of topics, including demographic change across high- and low-income countries, theories of social ageing, changing definitions of 'age', retirement trends, family and intergenerational relations, poverty and inequality, and health and social care in later life. The book also considers the key steps necessary in preparing for the social transformation which population ageing will bring. Ageing provides a fresh and original approach to a topic of central concern to students and scholars working in sociology, social policy and wider social science disciplines and the humanities.

Author : Allison E. Smith
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781847422705

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Ageing in Urban Neighbourhoods by Allison E. Smith Pdf

This title draws attention to the impact of urban deprivation on older people's lives.

Author : Thibauld Moulaert,Suzanne Garon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9783319240312

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Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison by Thibauld Moulaert,Suzanne Garon Pdf

The supportive role of urban spaces in active aging is explored on a world scale in this unique resource, using the WHO’s Age-Friendly Cities and Community model. Case studies from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, and elsewhere demonstrate how the model translates to fit diverse social, political, and economic realities across cultures and continents, ways age-friendly programs promote senior empowerment, and how their value can be effectively assessed. Age-friendly criteria for communities are defined and critiqued while extensive empirical data describe challenges as they affect elders globally and how environmental support can help meet them. These chapters offer age-friendly cities as a corrective to the overemphasis on the medical aspects of elders’ lives, and should inspire new research, practice, and public policy. Included in the coverage: A critical review of the WHO Age-Friendly Cities Methodology and its implementation. Seniors’ perspectives on age-friendly communities. The implementation of age-friendly cities in three districts of Argentina. Age-friendly New York City: a case study. Toward an age-friendly European Union. Age-friendliness, childhood, and dementia: toward generationally intelligent environments. With its balance of attention to universal and culture-specific concerns, Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison will be of particular interest to sociologists, gerontologists, and policymakers. “Given the rapid adoption of the age-friendly perspective, following its development by the World Health Organization, the critical assessment offered in this volume is especially welcome”. Professor Chris Phillipson, University of Manchester

Author : Peace, Sheila
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447321620

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The Environments of Ageing by Peace, Sheila Pdf

Providing the first UK assessment of environmental gerontology, this book enriches current understanding of the spatiality of ageing. Sheila Peace considers how places and spaces contextualise personal experience in varied environments, from urban and rural to general and specialised housing. Situating extensive research within multidisciplinary thinking, and incorporating policy and practice, this book assesses how personal health and wellbeing affect different experiences of environment. It also considers the value of intergenerational and age-related living, the meaning of home and global to local concerns for population ageing. Drawing on international comparisons, this book offers a valuable resource for new research and important lessons for the future.

Author : Gavin J. Andrews,David R. Phillips
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134361373

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Ageing and Place by Gavin J. Andrews,David R. Phillips Pdf

During recent years, an increasing amount of academic research has focused on older people with a particular emphasis on settings, places and spaces. This book provides a comprehensive review of research and the policy area of 'ageing and place'. An insightful book on an important topic, Andrews and Phillips have together edited a valuable information and reference source for those with interests in the spatial dimensions of ageing in the twenty-first century. Ranging from macro-scale perspectives on the distribution of older populations on national scales, to the meaning of specific local places and settings to older individuals, on the micro-scale, the book spans an entire range of research traditions and international perspectives.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789241547307

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Global Age-friendly Cities by World Health Organization Pdf

The guide is aimed primarily at urban planners, but older citizens can use it to monitor progress towards more age-friendly cities. At its heart is a checklist of age-friendly features. For example, an age-friendly city has sufficient public benches that are well-situated, well-maintained and safe, as well as sufficient public toilets that are clean, secure, accessible by people with disabilities and well-indicated. Other key features of an age-friendly city include: well-maintained and well-lit sidewalks; public buildings that are fully accessible to people with disabilities; city bus drivers who wait until older people are seated before starting off and priority seating on buses; enough reserved parking spots for people with disabilities; housing integrated in the community that accommodates changing needs and abilities as people grow older; friendly, personalized service and information instead of automated answering services; easy-to-read written information in plain language; public and commercial services and stores in neighbourhoods close to where people live, rather than concentrated outside the city; and a civic culture that respects and includes older persons.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264231160

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Ageing in Cities by OECD Pdf

This book examines trends in ageing societies and urban development before assessing the impact of ageing populations on urban areas and strategies for policy and governance. It includes 9 case studies.

Author : Siôn Eryl Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910743178

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Ageing and the City by Siôn Eryl Jones Pdf

Research shows that for older people, cities present physical, social and economic barriers that prevent them realising their right to live in dignity and safety, or enjoying their surroundings. Groundbreaking initiatives to make cities more appropriate for older persons, such as the World Health Organization’s Age-friendly Cities and Communities model, have led to improvements in a number of cities. Physical accessibility is absolutely essential, but thinking beyond this, what makes shared urban spaces and streets truly inclusive and liveable? What is the relationship between our health in older age and the physical, social and economic urban environment? What makes older people living in cities feel vulnerable to crime or disaster, and how does this affect their daily lives or the assistance they receive in times of crisis? These are some of the questions explored by this report. Focusing on low- and middle-income countries, this report aims to stimulate discussion about some of the actions that governments and city authorities can take to build truly inclusive cities.