Developing Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Australia

Kendig, Hal; Elias, Anne-Marie; Matwijiw, Peter; Anstey, Kaarin J.

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“…At a time of increasingly scarce resources and limited state interventions, discussions on the health benefits of the physical design of the built environment occur within a broader socio-political context. That is, commentators writing from a critical social policy perspective have highlighted that discussions on the development of age-friendly communities are taking place in a context of financial austerity, inequalities in later life, limited state support for urban retrofitting using age-friendly design principles [ 45 , 46 ] and where the needs of some groups have historically been privileged over others in the design of the built environment [ 47 , 48 ]. WHO’s age-friendly agenda recognises this latter challenge in its principles for the participation of older people in local civic processes.…”

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Co-designing Urban Living Solutions to Improve Older People’s Mobility and Well-Being

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Mobility is a key aspect of active ageing enabling participation and autonomy into later life. Remaining active brings multiple physical but also social benefits leading to higher levels of well-being. With globally increasing levels of urbanisation alongside demographic shifts meaning in many parts of the world this urban population will be older people, the challenge is how cities should evolve to enable so-called active ageing. This paper reports on a co-design study with 117 participants investigating the interaction of existing urban spaces and infrastructure on mobility and well-being for older residents (aged 55 + years) in three cities. A mixed method approach was trialled to identify locations beneficial to subjective well-being and participant-led solutions to urban mobility challenges. Spatial analysis was used to identify key underlying factors in locations and infrastructure that promoted or compromised mobility and well-being for participants. Co-designed solutions were assessed for acceptability or co-benefits amongst a wider cross-section of urban residents (n = 233) using online and face-to-face surveys in each conurbation. Our analysis identified three critical intersecting and interacting thematic problems for urban mobility amongst older people: The quality of physical infrastructure; issues around the delivery, governance and quality of urban systems and services; and the attitudes and behaviors of individuals that older people encounter. This identified complexity reinforces the need for policy responses that may not necessarily involve design or retrofit measures, but instead might challenge perceptions and behaviors of use and access to urban space. Our co-design results further highlight that solutions need to move beyond the generic and placeless, instead embedding specific locally relevant solutions in inherently geographical spaces, populations and processes to ensure they relate to the intricacies of place.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s11524-018-0232-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…One such approach is the World Health Organisation's (WHO) age-friendly cities guide (WHO 2007) which provides a framework for 'active ageing' -optimising opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance the quality of life as people age. Its aim is to stimulate a 'bottom-up participatory approach' for assessing the needs and opportunities for advocacy, community development, and policy improvements in a variety of locales (Kendig et al 2014).…”

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“…In Australia there are currently 10, but none of these are in the north (WHO, 2014). Key to the successes seen in some Australian and overseas communities seems to be strong government leadership combined with advocacy that includes, and extends beyond, the local government level (Kendig et al 2014;Plouffe et al 2013). Tied to the AFC approach is recognition that older residents are an integral part of the decision, policy and planning process, ensuring that they are involved in identifying areas of need, prioritising key issues and the appropriate implementation policies and programs targeted at seniors (Menec et al 2011).…”

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Population Ageing in Northern Australia: Seniors’ Voices on Ageing in Place

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2016

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Similar to most northern developed jurisdictions, Northern Australia has perennially featured a youthful population composition due to a high Indigenous composition and a young non-Indigenous population for whom migration flows are concentrated in young ages. However, demographic precursors are now in place that will bring about relatively rapid and proportionally substantial population ageing in the population of the north of Australia, as has occurred elsewhere. More seniors will bring many opportunities from the social, economic and other capital they provide. Seniors will balance population compositions towards a less male dominated and less youthful structure, helping to reduce high rates of turnover. Nevertheless, there will be challenges and governments for northern Australian jurisdictions will, in coming decades, face structural shifts in population profiles and the economy. To date, ageing in the north has received little in the way of policy attention, but planning for the needs of seniors and their communities must be forthcoming. This paper reports on the causes and consequences of these circumstances and provides research insights from soon-to-be and existing seniors on their hopes and concerns around 'ageing in place' in the north. We then ponder what governments might do to maximise potential benefits in the face of this significant demographic and social change. While delayed ageing in the north affords governments at all levels with opportunities to learn from the experiences, policies and programs of other areas, concerted consultation with seniors is necessary to deliver optimal support and community benefit for those who wish to 'age in place' in the north.

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“…In recent years, the idea of inclusive environments such as age-friendly cities have been developed in 25 countries worldwide, including Japan, the United Kingdom, United States, Australia and Canada (Buffel et al, 2014;Fitzgerald & Caro, 2014;Kendig, Elias, Matwijiw, & Anstey, 2014;Menec et al, 2011;Scharlach, 2012;World Health Organization, 2012). The concept of age-friendly cities is that they are designed with all citizens, but especially older people, in mind, with the creation of environments that are inclusive and empowering of older people (Buffel & Phillipson, 2018).…”

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Neighbourhood nursing : connection, place and meaning in the everyday experience of dementia

Odzakovic

2020

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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Developing Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Australia

Abstract: AFC initiatives in Australia have had promising and varied starts with some aims to benefit disadvantaged older people. Notwithstanding the potential benefits, AFC influence on mainstream actions of government has been limited by uncertain political commitment and growing fiscal austerity.

Cited by 35 publications

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Co-designing Urban Living Solutions to Improve Older People’s Mobility and Well-Being

Co-designing Urban Living Solutions to Improve Older People’s Mobility and Well-Being

Population Ageing in Northern Australia: Seniors’ Voices on Ageing in Place

Neighbourhood nursing : connection, place and meaning in the everyday experience of dementia

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