This important book provides a comprehensive survey of different strategies for developing age-friendly communities, and the extent to which older people themse

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 guide is aimed primarily at urban planners, but older citizens can use it to monitor progress towards more age-friendly cities. At its heart is a checklist

The supportive role of urban spaces in active aging is explored on a world scale in this unique resource, using the WHO’s Age-Friendly Cities and Community mo

The age-friendly community movement is a global phenomenon, currently growing with the support of the WHO and multiple international and national organizations