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What are age-friendly environments? Why should European cities and regions become more age-friendly?
- Author:
- AFE-INNOVNET
- Publisher:
- AFE-INNOVNET
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 16
Age-friendly environments aim to help people to remain active and independent for longer, helping to address some of the challenges linked to an ageing population. This document briefly describes what makes an age-friendly environment is, and why it important for European countries, cities, regions and communities to become more age friendly. It then provides short case studies from partners in the AFE-INNOVENT network across Europe. The practice examples cover the eight domains that contribute to an age-friendly city or community, originally identified by the World Health Organisation. These domains are: housing; social participation; respect and social inclusion; civic participation and employment; communication and information; community support and health services; outdoor spaces and built environment; transportation. The Cymru Older People's Alliance (COPA) is included as a best practice example of respect and social inclusion. (Original abstract)