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959713
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b714083
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WHO.
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Global Age-friendly Cities : : a Guide.
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| Publication Statement
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Geneva :: World Health Organization,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Ageing and life course, family and community health
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1 online resource (82 pages)
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| ISBN
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1281307408
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: 924068252X
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: 9241547308
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: 9781281307408
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: 9789240682528
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: 9789241547307
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Acknowledgements-Introduction: about this Guide-Part 1. Global ageing and urbanization: meeting the challenge of humanity's success-Part 2. Active ageing: a framework for age-friendly cities-Part 3. How the Guide was developed-Part 4. How to use the Guide-Part 5. Outdoor spaces and buildings-Part 6. Transportation-Part 7. Housing-Part 8. Social Participation-Part 9. Respect and social inclusion-Part 10. Civic participation and employment-Part 11. Communiciation and information-Part 12. Community support and health services-Part 13. Wrapping up and moving forward-References.
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Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction58; about this Guide -- Part 146; Global ageing and urbanization58; meeting the challenge of humanitys success -- Part 246; Active ageing58; a framework for age45;friendly cities -- Part 346; How the Guide was developed -- Part 446; How to use the Guide -- Part 546; Outdoor spaces and buildings -- Part 646; Transportation -- Part 746; Housing -- Part 846; Social participation -- Part 946; Respect and social inclusion -- Part 1046; Civic participation and employment -- Part 1146; Communication and information -- Part 1246; Community support and health services -- Part 1346; Wrapping up and moving forward -- References -- Last Page.
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| Abstract
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Population ageing and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. At the same time as cities are growing, their share of residents aged 60 years and more is increasing. Older people are a resource for their families, communities and economies in supportive and enabling living environments. WHO regards active ageing as a lifelong process shaped by several factors that, alone and acting together, favour health, participation and security in older adult life. Informed by WHO's approach to active ageing, the purpose of this Guide is to engage cities to become more age-friendly so as to tap the potential that older people represent for humanity. By working with groups in 33 cities in all WHO regions, WHO has asked older people in focus groups to describe the advantages and barriers they experience in eight areas of city living. In most cities, the reports from older people were complemented by evidence from focus groups of caregivers and service providers in the public, voluntary and private sectors. The results from the focus groups led to the development of a set of age-friendly city checklists presented in this guide.
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City planning.
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Older people, Statistics.
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Quality of life-- United States.
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Urban health.
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City planning.
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Older people.
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Quality of life.
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Urban health.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.26
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| LC Classification
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HT165.5G58 2007HT165.5
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