Avoiding 'bungalow legs': active ageing and the built environment

Urban populations across the globe are ageing and much debate has centred on what constitutes an 'age-friendly' city. Historic environments, for example, often present physical challenges, such as steps and uneven surfaces - while today these are designed out. Smooth level surfaces, automa...

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Published in:Journal of urban design Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 143 - 152
Main Authors: Gilroy, Rose, Townshend, Tim
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Nottingham Routledge 04.03.2025
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Access
Age-friendly
Aging
Built environment
healthy ageing
inclusive design
Legs
Urban environments
Urban population
Urban populations
walkability
walking
ISSN:1357-4809, 1469-9664
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Summary:Urban populations across the globe are ageing and much debate has centred on what constitutes an 'age-friendly' city. Historic environments, for example, often present physical challenges, such as steps and uneven surfaces - while today these are designed out. Smooth level surfaces, automatic doors and elevators to change level, require little exertion. However, has the fact that in order to keep our bodies healthy into older age, a level of physical exertion in our day to day lives is required, been overlooked? Can activity be designed back into environments without undoing the benefits of accessibility and causing harm to others?
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ISSN:1357-4809
1469-9664
DOI:10.1080/13574809.2024.2363826