Age-friendly cities and communities : a global perspective /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Buffel, Tine (Editor), Handler, Sophie (Editor), Phillipson, Chris (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2018.
Series:Ageing in a global context.
Subjects:
City planning.
Older people > Social conditions.
Older people > Services for.
City planning > Social aspects.
City planning > Citizen participation.
Personnes âgées > Conditions sociales.
Personnes âgées > Services.
Urbanisme participatif.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Older people > Services for
City planning > Social aspects
City planning
City planning > Citizen participation
Older people > Social conditions
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The development of age-friendly cities and communities
  • 3. Neighbourhood change, social inequalities and age-friendly communities
  • 4. Addressing erasure, microfication and social change : age-friendly initiatives and environmental gerontology in the 21st century
  • 5. Age and gentrification in Berlin : urban ageing policy and the experiences of disadvantaged older people
  • 6. Towards an 'active caring community' in Brussels
  • 7. Exploring the age-friendliness of Hong Kong : opportunities, initiatives and challenges in an ageing Asian city
  • 8. Creating an age-friendly county in Ireland : stakeholders' perspectives on implementation
  • 9. Implementing age-friendly cities in Australia
  • 10. From representation to active ageing in a Manchester neighbourhood : designing the age-friendly city
  • 11. Alternative age-friendly initiatives : redefining age-friendly design
  • 12. Developing age-friendly policies for cities : strategies, challenges, and reflections
  • 13. The age-friendly community : a test for inclusivity
  • 14. Age-friendly cities and communities : a manifesto for change.

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