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Age-friendly cities and communities: A global perspective (Ageing in a Global Context)

Age-friendly cities and communities: A global perspective (Ageing in a Global Context)

by Chris Phillipson (Editor), Chris Phillipson (Editor), Sophie Handler (Editor), Tine Buffel (Editor)

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    Paperback 2019

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Synopsis

This important book provides a comprehensive survey of different strategies for developing age-friendly communities, and the extent to which older people themselves can be involved in the co-production of age-friendly policies and practices.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 312
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 20 Feb 2019
ISBN 10: 1447331346
ISBN 13: 9781447331346

Media Reviews
An invaluable resource for anybody interested in the global age-friendly movement and a clear and insightful agenda for future action. Alana Officer, responsible for the World Health Organization's Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities
Author Bio
Tine Buffel is a research fellow in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester. She has published extensively on age-friendly issues and the impact of urban change and community life in old age. Sophie Handler is an urban researcher currently working together with the University of Manchester and Age-friendly Manchester to help develop its Age-friendly strategy. She is the author of the Alternative Age-friendly Handbook. Chris Phillipson is Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester. He has published a number of general books in the field of ageing as well as a number of papers on age-friendly issues.