Ten questions concerning age-friendly cities and communities and the built environment

The development of ‘age-friendly cities’ has become a major area of work in the field of ageing and the built environment. This movement is driven by the observation that cities are home to an ever-increasing ageing population. Over the past decade, a multitude of age-friendly initiatives have been...

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Veröffentlicht in:Building and environment Jg. 199; S. 107922
Hauptverfasser: van Hoof, J., Marston, H.R., Kazak, J.K., Buffel, T.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 15.07.2021
Elsevier BV
Schlagworte:
Age
Age-friendly cities
Aging
Built environment
Housing
Older people
Questions
Review
Smart cities
Technology
Urban environments
WHO
Smart cities
Technology
Older people
Age-friendly cities
Built environment
Review
Housing
WHO
ISSN:0360-1323, 1873-684X
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Zusammenfassung:The development of ‘age-friendly cities’ has become a major area of work in the field of ageing and the built environment. This movement is driven by the observation that cities are home to an ever-increasing ageing population. Over the past decade, a multitude of age-friendly initiatives have been developed with the aim of making physical and social environments more favourable for older people's well-being, health and ability to live in the community. This article explores ten key questions associated with the age-friendly cities and communities' movement, with a particular focus on the built environment. It provides an overview of the history of the age-friendly cities' movement and the underlying models, the aspects of the built environment that are relevant for age-friendly cities, the ways age-friendliness can be evaluated, and the interactions between age-friendly cities initiatives and other strategic agendas such as smart cities. The paper concludes by discussing future perspectives and possible directions for further development of the age-friendly movement. •This article explores ten questions on age-friendly cities focusing on the built environment.•The paper provides an overview of age-friendly assessment tools.•On a global scale, an overhauled model of age-friendly cities is needed.•A discussion of future perspectives of the age-friendly movement is provided.•Overlooking the digitalisation of society has been a missed opportunity for age-friendliness.
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ISSN:0360-1323
1873-684X
DOI:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107922