Age-Friendly Cities and Communities : : A Global Perspective / / ed. by Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler, Chris Phillipson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• MitwirkendeR: Buffel, Tine,; Calasanti, Toni,; Cannon, Lisa,; Chau, Pui Hing,; Cheung, Francis,; Dale, Meredith,; Dannefer, Dale,; De Witte, Nico,; Donder, Liesbeth De,; Duppen, Daan,; Gong, Cathy,; Hammond, Mark,; Handler, Sophie,; Heusinger, Josefine,; Holland, Caroline,; Jones, Rebecca L.,; Katz, Jeanne,; Kelley, Jessica A.,; Kendig, Hal,; Masarweh, Luma Issa Al,; McDonald, Bernard,; McGarry, Paul,; Peace, Sheila,; Phillips, David R.,; Phillipson, Chris,; Rémillard-Boilard, Samuèle,; Scharf, Thomas,; Smetcoren, An-Sofie,; Thomése, Fleur,; Vanmechelen, Olivia,; Verté, Dominique,; Walsh, Kieran,; White, Stefan,; Wolter, Birgit,; Wong, Moses,; Woo, Jean,
• HerausgeberIn: Buffel, Tine,; Handler, Sophie,; Phillipson, Chris,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Ageing in a Global Context
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Notes on contributors -- Series editors’ preface -- Age-friendly cities and communities: background, theory and development -- Introduction -- The development of age-friendly cities and communities -- Neighbourhood change, social inequalities and age-friendly communities -- Addressing erasure, microfication and social change: age-friendly initiatives and environmental gerontology in the 21st century -- Case studies from Europe, Asia and Australia -- Age and gentrification in Berlin: urban ageing policy and the experiences of disadvantaged older people -- Towards an ‘active caring community’ in Brussels -- Exploring the age-friendliness of Hong Kong: opportunities, initiatives and challenges in an ageing Asian city -- Creating an age-friendly county in Ireland: stakeholders’ perspectives on implementation -- Implementing age-friendly cities in Australia -- Age-friendly policies, urban design and a manifesto for change -- From representation to active ageing in a Manchester neighbourhood: designing the age-friendly city -- Alternative age-friendly initiatives: redefining age-friendly design -- Developing age-friendly policies for cities: strategies, challenges and reflections -- The age-friendly community: a test for inclusivity -- Age-friendly cities and communities: a manifesto for change -- Index