Age-friendly cities and communities

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-4473-3131-5
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 637 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Buffel, Tine

Handler, Sophie

Phillipson, Chris

Weitere Mitwirkende

Vanmechelen, Olivia

Hing Chau, Pui

Jones, Rebecca L.

Holland, Caroline

Katz, Jeanne

Peace, Sheila

McGarry, Paul

Hammond, Mark

White, Stefan

Cannon, Lisa

Gong, Cathy

Kendig, Hal

Walsh, Kieran

Scharf, Thomas

McDonald, Bernard

Wong, Moses

Cheung, Francis

Woo, Jean

Phillips, David

Verte, Dominique

Witte, Nico De

Duppen, Daan

De Donder, Liesbeth

Smetcoren, An-Sofie

Wolter, Birgit

Heusinger, Josefine

Dale, Meredith

Al Masarweh, Luma

Dannefer, Dale

Kelley-Moore, Jessica

Thomese, Fleur

Remillard-Boilard, Samuèle

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Peace, Sheila
Sheila Peace is Emeritus Professor of Social Gerontology in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at The Open University. A social geographer by first discipline Sheila is known internationally as a social and environmental gerontologist.

Buffel, Tine
Tine Buffel is Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology at the University of Manchester and Director of the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG).

Jones, Rebecca L.
Rebecca Jones is a Senior Lecturer in Health at The Open University. She researches ageing, sexuality across the life course and especially sexuality in later life.

Handler, Sophie
Sophie Handler is an urban researcher currently working together with the University of Manchester and Age-friendly Manchester to help develop its Age-friendly strategy. She is the author of the Alternative Age-friendly Handbook.

Phillipson, Chris
Chris Phillipson is Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester. He has published a number of general books in the field of ageing as well a number of papers on age-friendly issues.

Tine Buffel is Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology at the University of Manchester. She has published extensively on age-friendly issues and the impact of urban change and community life in old age.



Sophie Handler is an urban researcher currently working together with the University of Manchester and Age-friendly Manchester to help develop its Age-friendly strategy. She is the author of the Alternative Age-friendly Handbook.



Chris Phillipson is Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester. He has published a number of general books in the field of ageing as well as a number of papers on age-friendly issues.