Urban Environments For Healthy Ageing

Author : Anna P Lane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,5 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 : Thibauld Moulaert,Suzanne Garon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,7 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 : Tine Buffel,Chris Phillipson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,7 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 : Tine Buffel,Sophie Handler,Chris Phillipson
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,7 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 : Elisa Pozo Menéndez,Ester Higueras García
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030938758

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Urban Design and Planning for Age-Friendly Environments Across Europe: North and South by Elisa Pozo Menéndez,Ester Higueras García Pdf

This book represents a multidisciplinary and international vision across different countries in Europe that are facing similar challenges about ageing and quality of life in present cities. It is divided in three main topics from the global context of health in cities and reduction of health inequities to the current research of different study cases, focusing on residential models and the relationship with the built environment. The third chapter illustrates best practices with some study cases from different cities in Europe. Friendlier environments for older people come together with the need of innovation, smart and updated technologies, healthier environments and mitigation of climate change. Health re-appears nowadays as one of the priorities for urban planning and design, not only for the communicable diseases and the effect of the pandemics, but also for the non-communicable diseases, that were also triggering the wellbeing and equity of our cities. Indeed, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted health inequities and vulnerabilities of those areas of the city that were already deprived and facing other health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, social isolation, respiratory problems or mental health issues, specifically applying for vulnerable groups. Older adults have been one of the most affected groups from the pandemic’s threats and derived consequences. In this context, the care crisis arises intertwined with the design and planning of our cities, where there is an urgent need to regenerate our environments with a perspective of sustainability, inclusion, and health prevention and promotion. From the global urban challenges to the specific contextualisation of each city and study cases, each chapter offers an updated insight of the main questions that we should consider to address urban planning and design from the perspective of ageing and social inclusion in European cities.

Author : Chanam Lee,Xuemei Zhu,Anna Patricia Lane,Erja Portegijs
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889717149

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Healthy Aging and the Community Environment by Chanam Lee,Xuemei Zhu,Anna Patricia Lane,Erja Portegijs Pdf

Author : Siôn Eryl Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 54,5 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.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789241565042

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World Report on Ageing and Health by World Health Organization Pdf

The WHO World report on ageing and health is not for the book shelf it is a living breathing testament to all older people who have fought for their voice to be heard at all levels of government across disciplines and sectors. - Mr Bjarne Hastrup President International Federation on Ageing and CEO DaneAge This report outlines a framework for action to foster Healthy Ageing built around the new concept of functional ability. This will require a transformation of health systems away from disease based curative models and towards the provision of older-person-centred and integrated care. It will require the development sometimes from nothing of comprehensive systems of long term care. It will require a coordinated response from many other sectors and multiple levels of government. And it will need to draw on better ways of measuring and monitoring the health and functioning of older populations. These actions are likely to be a sound investment in society's future. A future that gives older people the freedom to live lives that previous generations might never have imagined. The World report on ageing and health responds to these challenges by recommending equally profound changes in the way health policies for ageing populations are formulated and services are provided. As the foundation for its recommendations the report looks at what the latest evidence has to say about the ageing process noting that many common perceptions and assumptions about older people are based on outdated stereotypes. The report's recommendations are anchored in the evidence comprehensive and forward-looking yet eminently practical. Throughout examples of experiences from different countries are used to illustrate how specific problems can be addressed through innovation solutions. Topics explored range from strategies to deliver comprehensive and person-centred services to older populations to policies that enable older people to live in comfort and safety to ways to correct the problems and injustices inherent in current systems for long-term care.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 53,8 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 : Tine Buffel,Chris Phillipson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Aging
ISBN : 1000932478

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

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,8 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 : Allison E. Smith
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,8 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 : Christopher Phillipson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 40,9 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 : Tine Buffel,Sophie Handler,Chris Phillipson
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447331346

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

As the drive towards creating age-friendly cities grows, this important book provides a comprehensive survey of theories and policies aimed at improving the quality of life of older people living in urban areas. In this book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, leading international researchers critically assess the problems and the potential of designing age-friendly environments. The book considers the different ways in which cities are responding to population ageing, the 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. The book includes a manifesto for the age-friendly movement, focused around tackling social inequality and promoting community empowerment.

Author : Belinda Yuen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319924441

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Ageing and the Built Environment in Singapore by Belinda Yuen Pdf

This book contains a collection of studies that have been conducted among older residents in Singapore. Different methods, from surveys to crowd sourcing, have been used to investigate the older adults’ lived experiences and social participation in the residential environment. The findings reveal that older residents interact with the built environment in ways that reflect their changing capabilities and lifestyles. Since the built environment – where we live and go – can have an important impact on our daily lives, especially among older people, understanding these experiences and perceived needs is important to help older individuals age within their community.