Global age-friendly cities : a guide.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning.

Urban health.

Older people--Statistics.

Older people.

Older people--United States--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Population ageing and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. At the same time as cities are growing, their share of residents aged 60 years and more is increasing. Older people are a resource for their families, communities and economies in supportive and enabling living environments. WHO regards active ageing as a lifelong process shaped by several factors that, alone and acting together, favor health, participation and security in older adult life. Informed by WHO's approach to active ageing, the purpose of this Guide is to engage cities to become more age-friendly so as to tap the potential that older people represent for humanity. By working with groups in 33 cities in all WHO regions, WHO has asked older people in focus groups to describe the advantages and barriers they experience in eight areas of city living. In most cities, the reports from older people were complemented by evidence from focus groups of caregivers and service providers in the public, voluntary and private sectors. The results from the focus groups led to the development of a set of age-friendly city checklists presented in this guide.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction: about this Guide

Part 1. Global ageing and urbanization: meeting the challenge of humanity's success

Part 2. Active ageing: a framework for age-friendly cities

Part 3. How the Guide was developed

Part 4. How to use the Guide

Part 5. Outdoor spaces and buildings

Part 6. Transportation

Part 7. Housing

Part 8. Social Participation

Part 9. Respect and social inclusion

Part 10. Civic participation and employment

Part 11. Communiciation and information

Part 12. Community support and health services

Part 13. Wrapping up and moving forward

References.

Notes:

"Ageing and life course, family and community health."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 76).

ISBN:

1-281-30740-8

9786611307400

92-4-068252-X

OCLC:

476127747