Sustainable, age-friendly cities: An evaluation framework and case study application on Palo Alto, California

Developing Age-Friendly Cities: an Evidence-Based Evaluation Tool

“…While a comprehensive review was beyond the scope of this study, a number of key features can be highlighted. It is not uncommon for approaches to be structured around the eight WHO AFC domains, although these are often adapted (Handler 2014;Phillipson et al 2013a, b;Public Health Agency of Canada 2015;Ruza et al 2015;Wong et al 2015). There are frameworks that have been designed as generic evaluation instruments to be applied (and potentially adapted) to different settings (Handler 2014; Public Health Agency of Canada 2015; Ruza et al 2015).…”

“…It is not uncommon for approaches to be structured around the eight WHO AFC domains, although these are often adapted (Handler 2014;Phillipson et al 2013a, b;Public Health Agency of Canada 2015;Ruza et al 2015;Wong et al 2015). There are frameworks that have been designed as generic evaluation instruments to be applied (and potentially adapted) to different settings (Handler 2014; Public Health Agency of Canada 2015; Ruza et al 2015). At the same time, there are those that have been developed for specific contexts, and on which relevant efforts elsewhere can draw (Phillipson et al 2013a, b;Wong et al 2015).…”

“…At the same time, there are those that have been developed for specific contexts, and on which relevant efforts elsewhere can draw (Phillipson et al 2013a, b;Wong et al 2015). A broad distinction can be made between frameworks that are based on indicators of age-friendliness (Public Health Agency of Canada 2015; Ruza et al 2015) and those where assessment does not involve the use of indicators. In examples of frameworks not based on indicators, mixed methods approaches to the evaluation of AFC initiatives are outlined (Phillipson et al 2013a, b;Wong et al 2015), and templates for evaluation offered (Handler 2014).…”

Social Sustainability Achievement through Mobile GIS Applications Development and Audit

“…Some of the best-known aspects of sustainability achievement concerning the modern society are represented by age friendly communities and by the easiness of access to the resources by the senior citizens. In papers such as [1] the age friendliness of cities is analyzed, especially by taking into account the allocation of health resources. The knowledge-based society has as a main objective to offer the people in need the appropriate health resources and services in a suitable time, furthermore to support the autonomy and possibility of elderly to live in DOI: 10.12948/issn14531305/19.4.2015.08 a secure, healthy and friendly environment, which presumes that they should be able to work with the new information and communication technologies so as to provide valuable information to the medical staff and to their families.…”

“…The knowledge-based society has as a main objective to offer the people in need the appropriate health resources and services in a suitable time, furthermore to support the autonomy and possibility of elderly to live in DOI: 10.12948/issn14531305/19.4.2015.08 a secure, healthy and friendly environment, which presumes that they should be able to work with the new information and communication technologies so as to provide valuable information to the medical staff and to their families. In [1] the friendliness of city is analyzed by means of two main areas, such as the needs of the elderly and the capacity of the community to cover those needs. In order to create a clear view of the population lifestyle and health, indicators have been defined which measured the diets, movement and habits.…”