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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.
1 Part 1 Age-friendly cities and communities: background, theory and development
13 TWO The development of age-friendly cities and communities Samuèle Rémillard-Boilard Introduction Two dominant forces are shaping social and economic life in the 21st century – population ageing on the one side and urbanisation on the other. Population ageing is taking place across all countries of the world, albeit at varying levels of intensity. The proportion of those 60 years and over in the global north increased from 12% in 1950 to 23% in 2013, and is expected to reach 32% in 2050. In the global south, the share of older persons increased slowly
273 FOURTEEN Age-friendly cities and communities: a manifesto for change Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler, Chris Phillipson Introduction The aim of this book has been to provide a comprehensive assessment of progress around the issue of developing age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC). Part 1 examined the origins and implementation of age-friendly policies linking these to questions surrounding changes in the nature of community life in the 21st century. A key argument in this section concerned the need to incorporate issues relating to social inequalities
3 ONE Introduction Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler and Chris Phillipson The main purpose of this volume is to provide an assessment of the potential for developing environments responsive to the aspirations and needs of older people. Bringing together theories and empirical research, the book examines experiences of ageing in contrasting urban settings, drawing together a range of multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives. It provides a critical appraisal of what has been termed the development of ‘age-friendly cities and communities’, by exploring such
251 THIRTEEN The age-friendly community: a test for inclusivity Sheila Peace, Jeanne Katz, Caroline Holland, Rebecca L. Jones Introduction The debate concerning age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) addresses issues of demographic change at a time of continuing global urbanisation, where inequalities between people and places become central. In many economically developed countries, health and social care policy encourages older people to live in their own mainstream housing. Throughout life people may relocate, primarily to seek employment, but in
The book provides a comprehensive analysis of research and policies examining the development of age-friendly cities and communities. The chapters examine the theoretical assumptions behind the idea of an ‘age-friendly community’; provide case studies of age-friendly work in contrasting environments in Asia, Australia and Europe; and assess different design and policy interventions aimed at improving the physical and social environments in which people live. The book also has a ‘Manifesto for Change’, directed at the various stakeholders working in the field, containing a range of proposals aimed at raising ambitions for developing age-friendly activity.
The book provides a comprehensive analysis of research and policies examining the development of age-friendly cities and communities. The chapters examine the theoretical assumptions behind the idea of an ‘age-friendly community’; provide case studies of age-friendly work in contrasting environments in Asia, Australia and Europe; and assess different design and policy interventions aimed at improving the physical and social environments in which people live. The book also has a ‘Manifesto for Change’, directed at the various stakeholders working in the field, containing a range of proposals aimed at raising ambitions for developing age-friendly activity.
143 EIGHT Creating an age-friendly county in Ireland: stakeholders’ perspectives on implementation Bernard McDonald, Thomas Scharf, Kieran Walsh Introduction Ireland’s Age Friendly Cities and Counties (AFCC) programme, established in 2010, is one of 12 country- or state-level programmes affiliated to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) burgeoning Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (Age- Friendly World, 2016). As such, it is currently being implemented in all 31 local authority areas across the country. Aside from the scale of the
193 TEN From representation to active ageing in a Manchester neighbourhood: designing the age-friendly city Stefan White and Mark Hammond Introduction This chapter explores what it means to use a ‘capability’ approach to designing an age-friendly city and its potential for developing physical and social environments that respond directly to the lived experiences of older people. Drawing on an interdisciplinary collaborative research/ design project that has informed the development of Manchester’s age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) programme, it
