Ageing in urban environments: Developing 'age-friendly' cities
Ageing in urban environments: Developing 'age-friendly' cities
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DOI：
10.1177/0261018311430457
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发表时间：
2012-11-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Scharf, Thomas
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作者：
Buffel, Tine;Phillipson, Chris;Scharf, Thomas
发展满足老年人愿望和需求的环境已成为社会和公共政策的一个主要关注点。本文旨在通过转移焦点，从“什么是老年人的理想城市？”城市对老年人的友好程度如何？有人认为，这种方法可能更适合处理城市的复杂性，因为城市是商业、社会和政治利益相互交织和冲突的场所。这一主题是通过审查以下问题而形成的：第一，推动对老年人友好的辩论的主要因素;第二，生活在城市环境中的老年人面临的制约因素和机会;第三，关键社会政策的备选方案;第四，让老年人参与发展对老年人友好的环境的实例。文章最后简要总结了当前对年龄友好的辩论中的紧张局势和矛盾。
Developing environments responsive to the aspirations and needs of older people has become a major concern for social and public policy. This article aims to provide a critical perspective on what has been termed 'age-friendly cities' by shifting the focus from questions such as 'What is an ideal city for older people?' to the question of 'How age-friendly are cities?' This approach, it is argued, might be more suited to deal with the complexities of cities as sites of interlocking and conflicting commercial, social, and political interests. This theme is developed by examining: first, the main factors driving the age-friendly debate; second, constraints and opportunities for older people living in urban environments; third, options for a critical social policy; and, fourth, examples of involving older people in the development of age-friendly environments. The article concludes with a brief summary of current tensions and contradictions in the age-friendly debate.