제목

Ageing in urban environments: Developing ‘age-friendly’ cities

저자

Tine Buffel, Chris Phillipson, Thomas scharf

발행기관

US: Sage Publications

발행일

May 22, 2012

키워드

aging, urban environments, age friendly cities, political interests, social policy

abstract

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.

주요내용

노인들의 요구와 희망에 응하는 환경개발은 사회공공정책의 주요한 관심사였음. 이 논문은 ‘노인에게 있어서 이상적인 도시란 무엇인가?’와 같은 질문에서 ‘도시는 얼마나 고령 친화적인가?’의 질문으로 그 초점을 옮김으로써 ‘고령친화적인 도시’란 무슨 용어였는지에 대한 비판적인 관점을 제공하는 데에 목표를 두고 있음.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0261018311430457

Subject

Aging, Government Policy Making, Politics, Social Environments, Urban Environments

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0261018311430457