Applying WHO’s Age-Friendly Communities Framework to a National Survey in China

Wang, Yi; Gonzales, Ernest; Morrow‐Howell, Nancy

doi:10.1080/01634372.2017.1292980

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“…Despite the fact that the age-friendly cities initiative includes cities from all over the world, there is some critique that is may be Western-oriented and could have missed some of the age-friendly aspects that are critical for older adults’ everyday life in cities in a developing country [ 47 ]. One of the major world cities that have adopted the principles of age-friendly cities is Hong Kong.…”

Section: Shaping Age-friendly Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Challenges of Urban Ageing: Making Cities Age-Friendly in Europe

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Kazak

Perek‐Białas

et al. 2018

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Urban ageing is an emerging domain that deals with the population of older people living in cities. The ageing of society is a positive yet challenging phenomenon, as population ageing and urbanisation are the culmination of successful human development. One could argue whether the city environment is an ideal place for people to grow old and live at an old age compared to rural areas. This viewpoint article explores and describes the challenges that are encountered when making cities age-friendly in Europe. Such challenges include the creation of inclusive neighbourhoods and the implementation of technology for ageing-in-place. Examples from projects in two age-friendly cities in The Netherlands (The Hague) and Poland (Cracow) are shown to illustrate the potential of making cities more tuned to the needs of older people and identify important challenges for the next couple of years. Overall, the global ageing of urban populations calls for more age-friendly approaches to be implemented in our cities. It is a challenge to prepare for these developments in such a way that both current and future generations of older people can benefit from age-friendly strategies.

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Section: Shaping Age-friendly Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Challenges of Urban Ageing: Making Cities Age-Friendly in Europe

Hoof

Kazak

Perek‐Białas

et al. 2018

IJERPH

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122

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“…In response to global aging and the impact of social isolation, WHO is promoting “age-friendly communities” to improve elder citizens’ health and well-being (WHO, 2007). Age-friendly communities aim to integrate elder-friendly design features into the built environment, encourage social and community participation, fight against ageism, and facilitate active aging through participatory and collaborative governance (Wang, Gonzales, & Morrow-Howell, 2017). As the initial establishment of the Age-Friendly Global Network in 2010, 808 communities all over the world have committed to implementing changes to increase their age-friendliness (WHO, 2018).…”

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Age-friendly communities and perceived disconnectedness: the role of built environment and social engagement

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Dabelko‐Schoeny

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et al. 2019

J Aging Health

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Objective: To examine the effect of access to outdoor space and buildings and social or community events on elders’ perceived disconnectedness. Method: Data were from a representative survey conducted as part of an age-friendly community initiative in a large midwestern city in the United States. Hierarchical logistic regression was employed to examine the relationships between environment, engagement, and connection. Results: Having access to ramps to enter buildings reduced the odds of perceived disconnectedness by 79%, participation in social or community events reduced the odds of perceived disconnectedness by 83%. The odds of perceived disconnectedness for elders “not sure” of their access to public buildings were around 6 times that of those without access, holding all else constant. Discussion: Ensuring access to ramps to enter buildings, disseminating information about the accessibility of parks and buildings, and social or community events may reduce elders’ perceived disconnectedness.

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“…In recent years, based on the concept of ageing in place, one of the key points in building an elderly-friendly urban space is to encourage an elderly-friendly community. 2 Evidently, the elderly population density in the old city communities is very high. Is the space in the various communities in the old city of Beijing friendly to the elderly, and is it a suitable place for the elderly to age in space and to live?…”

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“…1 At the same time, China has a dilemma: the ageing problem and urbanisation are developing in succession and each has an influence with each other. 2 The urbanisation process leads to the miniaturisation of family sizes and change in the working modes that will lead to the reduction of family pension resources. Empty nesters and elderly people living alone have gradually become hot topics in China.…”

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Isolated or integrated? Evaluation of ageing-friendly communities in Old Beijing City based on accessibility, social inclusion and equity

Wang

Yuan

et al. 2020

Indoor and Built Environment

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Due to a rapidly growing ageing population, China is experiencing a rapid urbanisation, resulting in the uneven construction of public facilities. Therefore, the elderly have disproportionate access to public facilities and services. These problems are much more serious in old cities because of a fierce contradiction between society and land use. However, elderly populations are significant to the old city because they are the soul of the old city. Importantly, the old city is a container of memories of their lives as well as an environment they are acquainted with and unwilling to leave. Therefore, whether the urban space in the old city is ageing-friendly and whether the elderly are isolated or integrated in the current urban environment are questions addressed by this study. Based on the World Health Organization’s concept of an elderly-friendly city, this study constructed an elderly-friendly urban space evaluation system based on accessibility, social inclusiveness and equity and analysed four types of ageing facilities in 25 blocks of Old Beijing City. The results showed that the ageing resources in Old Beijing City are insufficient and uneven, and revealed that the development of the old city has a positive impact on the construction of an elderly-friendly community.

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Applying WHO’s Age-Friendly Communities Framework to a National Survey in China

Cited by 30 publications

References 19 publications

The Challenges of Urban Ageing: Making Cities Age-Friendly in Europe

The Challenges of Urban Ageing: Making Cities Age-Friendly in Europe

Age-friendly communities and perceived disconnectedness: the role of built environment and social engagement

Isolated or integrated? Evaluation of ageing-friendly communities in Old Beijing City based on accessibility, social inclusion and equity

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