International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities

Herausgeber: Fitzgerald, Kelly G.; Caro, Francis G.

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Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together recent scholarly work concerned with efforts around the world to transform cities so that they are more age-friendly. Common to all of the initiatives is recognition of the importance of the community environment for the well-being of the rapidly growing numbers of older people. The collection includes chapters that examine the circumstances in which communities currently undertake significant age-friendly initiatives, public-private collaboration in age-friendly initiatives, collaboration across institutional sectors in age-friendly initiatives, policies that facilitate age-friendly developments, and the bases upon which age-friendly initiatives should be evaluated. It will be of interest to scholars in various fields including urban planning, gerontology, transportation planning, environmental design, and adult education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9780415720717
• ISBN-10: 0415720710
• Artikelnr.: 38525779

Autorenporträt

Kelly G. Fitzgerald is a senior scientist and adjunct graduate faculty member at Western Kentucky University's Center for Gerontology. Francis G. Caro is a professor emeritus of Gerontology at the University of Massachusetts Boston and the editor of the Journal of Aging & Social Policy .

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities John R. Beard
and Lisa Warth. Acknowledgments. Introduction: International Perspectives
on Age-Friendly Cities Kelly G. Fitzgerald and Francis G. Caro Part I: Case
Studies: Cross-Cutting Themes. Europe. 1. Developing Age-Friendly Cities:
Case Studies from Brussels and Manchester and Implications for Policy and
Practice Tine Buffel, Paul McGarry, Chris Phillipson, Liesbeth De Donder,
Sarah Dury, Nico De Witte, An-Sofie Smetcoren and Dominique Verté 2.
Ireland's Age Friendly Cities and Counties: The Development of a National
Program Sinead Shannon and Hugh O'Connor. Asia. 3. From Age-Friendly
Research to Age-Friendly City and Age-Friendly Regional Network: Case of
Tuymazy and Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation Gulnara A.
Minnigaleeva 4. Successful Aging in High-Density City State: A Review of
Singapore's Aging Policies and Urban Initiatives Keng Hua Chong, Zheng Jia,
Debbie Loo and Mihye Cho. Canada. 5. Lessons Learned from a Canadian,
Province-Wide Age-Friendly Initiative: The Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative
Verena H. Menec, Sheila Novek, Dawn Veselyuk and Jennifer McArthur 6.
Age-Friendly City in Quebec (Canada), or "Alone It Goes Faster, Together It
Goes Further" Suzanne Garon, Mario Paris, Andréanne Laliberté, Anne Veil
and Marie Beaulieu. United States 7. Portland, Oregon: A Case Study of
Efforts to Become More Age Friendly Alan DeLaTorre and Margaret B. Neal 8.
The Environment of Environmental Change: The Impact of City Realities on
the Success of Age-Friendly Programs Allen Glicksman and Lauren Ring Part
II: Special Topics 9. Commentary: Changing Practice and Policy to Move to
Scale: A Framework for Age-Friendly Communities across the United States
M. Scott Ball and Kathryn Lawler 10. Transforming the Way We Live Together:
A Model to Move Communities from Policy to Implementation Laura Keyes,
Deborah R. Phillips, Evelina Sterling, Tyrone Manegdeg, Maureen Kelly,
Grace Trimble and Cheryl Mayerik 11. Making the Right Moves: Promoting
Smart Growth and Active Aging in Communities Kathleen E Sykes and Kristen
N. Robinson 12. Does the Village Model Help to Foster Age-Friendly
Communities? Andrew E. Scharlach, Joan K. Davitt, Amanda J. Lehning, Emily
A. Greenfield and Carrie L. Graham 13. Multigenerational Planning:
Integrating the Needs of Elders and Children Mildred E. Warner and George
C. Homsy 14. Age-Friendly Community Policy Innovation: Complete Streets
Implementation in Louisiana, United States Billy Fields and Jason Tudor
15. Age-Friendly Cities and the WHO Checklist: Lessons from a Portuguese
Survey Alexandra Lopes, Teresa Pinto and Rute Lemos. Appendix to Chapter
15: Age-Friendly Cities and the WHO Checklist: Lessons from a Portuguese
Survey Alexandra Lopes, Teresa Pinto and Rute Lemos