International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities

This book brings together recent scholarly work concerned with efforts around the world to transform cities so that they are more age-friendly. Common to all of the initiatives is recognition of the importance of the community environment for the well-being of the rapidly growing numbers of older people. The collection includes chapters that examine the circumstances in which communities currently undertake significant age-friendly initiatives public-private collaboration in age-friendly initiatives collaboration across institutional sectors in age-friendly initiatives policies that facilitate age-friendly developments and the bases upon which age-friendly initiatives should be evaluated. It will be of interest to scholars in various fields including urban planning gerontology transportation planning environmental design and adult education.