International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities

ISBN-13: 9780415720717 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 286 str.

Francis G. Caro; Kelly Fitzgerald

Opis

This book brings together recent scholarly work concerned with efforts around the world to transform cities so that they are more age-friendly. Common to all of the initiatives is recognition of the importance of the community environment for the well-being of the rapidly growing numbers of older people. The collection includes chapters that examine the circumstances in which communities currently undertake significant age-friendly initiatives, public-private collaboration in age-friendly initiatives, collaboration across institutional sectors in age-friendly initiatives, policies that facilitate age-friendly developments, and the bases upon which age-friendly initiatives should be evaluated. It will be of interest to scholars in various fields including urban planning, gerontology, transportation planning, environmental design, and adult education.

Spis treści

Foreword: International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities  John R. Beard and Lisa Warth.  Acknowledgments.  Introduction: International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities  Kelly G. Fitzgerald and Francis G. Caro  Part I: Case Studies: Cross-Cutting Themes.  Europe.  1. Developing Age-Friendly Cities: Case Studies from Brussels and Manchester and Implications for Policy and Practice  Tine Buffel, Paul McGarry, Chris Phillipson, Liesbeth De Donder, Sarah Dury, Nico De Witte, An-Sofie Smetcoren and Dominique Verté  2. Ireland’s Age Friendly Cities and Counties: The Development of a National Program  Sinead Shannon and Hugh O’Connor.  Asia.  3. From Age-Friendly Research to Age-Friendly City and Age-Friendly Regional Network: Case of Tuymazy and Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation  Gulnara A. Minnigaleeva  4. Successful Aging in High-Density City State: A Review of Singapore’s Aging Policies and Urban Initiatives  Keng Hua Chong, Zheng Jia, Debbie Loo and Mihye Cho.  Canada.  5. Lessons Learned from a Canadian, Province-Wide Age-Friendly Initiative: The Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative  Verena H. Menec, Sheila Novek, Dawn Veselyuk and Jennifer McArthur  6. Age-Friendly City in Quebec (Canada), or "Alone It Goes Faster, Together It Goes Further"  Suzanne Garon, Mario Paris, Andréanne Laliberté, Anne Veil and Marie Beaulieu.  United States  7. Portland, Oregon: A Case Study of Efforts to Become More Age Friendly  Alan DeLaTorre and Margaret B. Neal  8. The Environment of Environmental Change: The Impact of City Realities on the Success of Age-Friendly Programs  Allen Glicksman and Lauren Ring  Part II: Special Topics  9. Commentary: Changing Practice and Policy to Move to Scale: A Framework for Age-Friendly Communities across the United States  M. Scott Ball and Kathryn Lawler  10. Transforming the Way We Live Together: A Model to Move Communities from Policy to Implementation  Laura Keyes, Deborah R. Phillips, Evelina Sterling, Tyrone Manegdeg, Maureen Kelly, Grace Trimble and Cheryl Mayerik  11. Making the Right Moves: Promoting Smart Growth and Active Aging in Communities  Kathleen E Sykes and Kristen N. Robinson  12. Does the Village Model Help to Foster Age-Friendly Communities?  Andrew E. Scharlach, Joan K. Davitt, Amanda J. Lehning, Emily A. Greenfield and Carrie L. Graham  13. Multigenerational Planning: Integrating the Needs of Elders and Children  Mildred E. Warner and George C. Homsy  14. Age-Friendly Community Policy Innovation: Complete Streets Implementation in Louisiana, United States  Billy Fields and Jason Tudor  15. Age-Friendly Cities and the WHO Checklist: Lessons from a Portuguese Survey  Alexandra Lopes, Teresa Pinto and Rute Lemos.  Appendix to Chapter 15: Age-Friendly Cities and the WHO Checklist: Lessons from a Portuguese Survey  Alexandra Lopes, Teresa Pinto and Rute Lemos

O autorze

Kelly G. Fitzgerald is a senior scientist and adjunct graduate faculty member at Western Kentucky University’s Center for Gerontology.

Francis G. Caro is a professor emeritus of Gerontology at the University of Massachusetts Boston and the editor of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy.