Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: A Global Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781447331315 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 276 str.

Tine Buffel; Sophie Handler; Chris Phillipson

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Part One:Age-friendly cities and communities; background, theory and development Introduction ~ Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler and Chris Phillipson; The development of age-friendly cities and communities ~ Samuèle Rémillard-Boilard; Neighbourhood change, social inequalities and age-friendly communities ~ Fleur Thomése,Tine Buffel and Chris Phillipson; Addressing erasure, microfication and social change: age-friendly initiatives and environmental gerontology in the 21st century ~ Jessica A. Kelley, Dale Dannefer and Luma Issa Al Masarweh; Part Two: Case studies from Europe, Asia and Australia; Age and gentrification in Berlin: urban ageing policy and the experiences of disadvantaged older people ~ Meredith Dale, Josefine Heusinger and Birgit Wolter; Towards an “active caring community” in Brussels ~ An-Sofie Smetcoren, Liesbeth De Donder, Daan Duppen, Nico De Witte, Olivia Vanmechelen and Dominique Verté; Exploring the age-friendliness of Hong Kong: opportunities, initiatives and challenges in an ageing Asian city ~ David Phillips, Jean Woo, Francis Cheung, Moses Wong and Pui Hing Chau; Creating an age-friendly county in Ireland: stakeholders' perspectives on implementation ~ Bernard McDonald, Thomas Scharf and Kieran Walsh; Implementing age-friendly cities in Australia ~ Hal Kendig, Cathy Gong and Lisa Cannon; Part Three: Age-friendly policies, urban design and a manifesto for change; From representation to active ageing in a Manchester neighbourhood: designing the age-friendly city ~ Stefan White and Mark Hammond; Alternative age-friendly initiatives: redefining age-friendly design ~ Sophie Handler; Developing age-friendly policies for cities: strategies, challenges and reflections ~ Paul McGarry; The age-friendly community: a test for inclusivity ~ Sheila Peace, Jeanne Katz, Caroline Holland and Rebecca L. Jones; Age-friendly cities and communities: a manifesto for change ~ Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler and Chris Phillipson.