International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities [Hardcover]

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.

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 Vert?  2. Irelands Age Friendly Cities and Counties: The Development of a National Program  Sinead Shannon and Hugh OConnor.  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 Highl“+