期刊全称 | Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison | 期刊简称 | Political Lessons, S | 影响因子2023 | Thibauld Moulaert,Suzanne Garon | 视频video | | 发行地址 | Includes supplementary material: | 学科分类 | International Perspectives on Aging | 图书封面 |  | 影响因子 | .The supportiverole of urban spaces in active aging is explored on a world scale in thisunique resource, using the WHO’s Age-Friendly Cities and Community model. Casestudies from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, and elsewhere demonstratehow the model translates to fit diverse social, political, and economic realitiesacross cultures and continents, ways age-friendly programs promote seniorempowerment, and how their value can be effectively assessed. Age-friendlycriteria for communities are defined and critiqued while extensive empiricaldata describe challenges as they affect elders globally and how environmentalsupport can help meet them. These chapters offer age-friendly cities as acorrective to the overemphasis on the medical aspects of elders’ lives, and shouldinspire new research, practice, and public policy...Included in thecoverage:.. .A critical review of the WHO Age-Friendly Cities Methodology and its implementation.. .Seniors’ perspectives on age-friendly communities.. .The implementation of age-friendly cities in three districts of Argentina.. .Age-friendly New York City: a case study.. .Toward an age-friendly European Union.. .Age-friendliness, childhood, and demen | Pindex | Book 2016 |
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