Age-Friendly Cities and Communities
A Global Perspective
Distributed for Bristol University Press
276 pages
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6 1/4 x 9 1/4
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© 2019
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Table of Contents

Contents
List of tables and figures
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Notes on contributors
Series editors’ preface
Part 1: Age-friendly cities and communities: background, theory and development
one Introduction
Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler, Chris Phillipson
two The development of age-friendly cities and communities
Samuèle Rémillard-Boilard
three Neighbourhood change, social inequalities and age-friendly communities
Fleur Thomése, Tine Buffel, Chris Phillipson
four Addressing erasure, microfication and social change: age-friendly initiatives and environmental gerontology in the 21st century
Jessica A. Kelley, Dale Dannefer, Luma Issa Al Masarweh
Part 2: Case studies from Europe, Asia and Australia
five Age and gentrification in Berlin: urban ageing policy and the experiences of disadvantaged older people
Meredith Dale, Josefine Heusinger, Birgit Wolter
six Towards an ‘active caring community’ in Brussels
An-Sofie Smetcoren, Liesbeth De Donder, Daan Duppen, Nico De Witte, Olivia Vanmachelen, Dominique Verté
seven Exploring the age-friendliness of Hong Kong: opportunities, initiatives and challenges in an ageing Asian city
David R. Phillips, Jean Woo, Francis Cheung, Moses Wong, Pui Hing Chau
eight Creating an age-friendly county in Ireland: stakeholders’ perspectives on implementation
Bernard McDonald, Thomas Scharf, Kieran Walsh
nine Implementing age-friendly cities in Australia
Hal Kendig, Cathy Gong, Lisa Cannon
Part 3: Age-friendly policies, urban design and a manifesto for change
ten From representation to active ageing in a Manchester neighbourhood: designing the age-friendly city
Stefan White, Mark Hammond
eleven Alternative age-friendly initiatives: redefining age-friendly design
Sophie Handler
twelve Developing age-friendly policies for cities: strategies, challenges and reflections
Paul McGarry
thirteen The age-friendly community: a test for inclusivity
Sheila Peace, Jeanne Katz, Caroline Holland, Rebecca L. Jones
fourteen Age-friendly cities and communities: a manifesto for change
Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler, Chris Phillipson
Index
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Notes on contributors
Series editors’ preface
Part 1: Age-friendly cities and communities: background, theory and development
one Introduction
Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler, Chris Phillipson
two The development of age-friendly cities and communities
Samuèle Rémillard-Boilard
three Neighbourhood change, social inequalities and age-friendly communities
Fleur Thomése, Tine Buffel, Chris Phillipson
four Addressing erasure, microfication and social change: age-friendly initiatives and environmental gerontology in the 21st century
Jessica A. Kelley, Dale Dannefer, Luma Issa Al Masarweh
Part 2: Case studies from Europe, Asia and Australia
five Age and gentrification in Berlin: urban ageing policy and the experiences of disadvantaged older people
Meredith Dale, Josefine Heusinger, Birgit Wolter
six Towards an ‘active caring community’ in Brussels
An-Sofie Smetcoren, Liesbeth De Donder, Daan Duppen, Nico De Witte, Olivia Vanmachelen, Dominique Verté
seven Exploring the age-friendliness of Hong Kong: opportunities, initiatives and challenges in an ageing Asian city
David R. Phillips, Jean Woo, Francis Cheung, Moses Wong, Pui Hing Chau
eight Creating an age-friendly county in Ireland: stakeholders’ perspectives on implementation
Bernard McDonald, Thomas Scharf, Kieran Walsh
nine Implementing age-friendly cities in Australia
Hal Kendig, Cathy Gong, Lisa Cannon
Part 3: Age-friendly policies, urban design and a manifesto for change
ten From representation to active ageing in a Manchester neighbourhood: designing the age-friendly city
Stefan White, Mark Hammond
eleven Alternative age-friendly initiatives: redefining age-friendly design
Sophie Handler
twelve Developing age-friendly policies for cities: strategies, challenges and reflections
Paul McGarry
thirteen The age-friendly community: a test for inclusivity
Sheila Peace, Jeanne Katz, Caroline Holland, Rebecca L. Jones
fourteen Age-friendly cities and communities: a manifesto for change
Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler, Chris Phillipson
Index
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