Silver Hues : Building Age-Ready Cities

Cities and countries the world over are at the cusp of epochal global trends whose impacts are likely to be more intense and more far-reaching than those of similar trends in the past. The simultaneity of the demographic transition, deepening urban...

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Main Authors:	Das, Maitreyi Bordia, Yuko, Arai, Chapman, Terri B., Jain, Vibhu
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	AGING AGE-READY CITIES COVID-19 LESSONS URBAN ELDERLY CITY POPULATIONS URBAN YOUTH URBAN WORKERS GENDER DISPARITY AGING URBANIZATION CITY PLANNING URBAN PLANNING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099650004012226713/P1720170d495070b3098da0ec0f23ac7b96 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37259

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spelling	okr-10986-372592022-08-22T14:32:29Z Silver Hues : Building Age-Ready Cities Das, Maitreyi Bordia Yuko, Arai Chapman, Terri B. Jain, Vibhu AGING AGE-READY CITIES COVID-19 LESSONS URBAN ELDERLY CITY POPULATIONS URBAN YOUTH URBAN WORKERS GENDER DISPARITY AGING URBANIZATION CITY PLANNING URBAN PLANNING Cities and countries the world over are at the cusp of epochal global trends whose impacts are likely to be more intense and more far-reaching than those of similar trends in the past. The simultaneity of the demographic transition, deepening urbanization, a technological revolution, frequent shocks brought on by health and climate emergencies, mean that one will need to plan for an older and more urban future. This report is intended as a policy document that helps articulate the idea of age-readiness while building on the idea of age-friendliness. It highlights the varied trajectories of aging and urbanization and draws on the experiences of older and more urban countries to show how others can become age-ready. It is intended for cities and towns as they prepare for an older urban age, offering examples and options to help younger cities visualize age-readiness while focusing primarily on the built urban environment. Its main audience is intended to be policymakers, city leaders, and implementing agencies, but it is also expected be useful to researchers, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and communities. 2022-04-04T17:24:10Z 2022-04-04T17:24:10Z 2022 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099650004012226713/P1720170d495070b3098da0ec0f23ac7b96 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37259 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Report Publications & Research
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topic	AGING AGE-READY CITIES COVID-19 LESSONS URBAN ELDERLY CITY POPULATIONS URBAN YOUTH URBAN WORKERS GENDER DISPARITY AGING URBANIZATION CITY PLANNING URBAN PLANNING
spellingShingle	AGING AGE-READY CITIES COVID-19 LESSONS URBAN ELDERLY CITY POPULATIONS URBAN YOUTH URBAN WORKERS GENDER DISPARITY AGING URBANIZATION CITY PLANNING URBAN PLANNING Das, Maitreyi Bordia Yuko, Arai Chapman, Terri B. Jain, Vibhu Silver Hues : Building Age-Ready Cities
description	Cities and countries the world over are at the cusp of epochal global trends whose impacts are likely to be more intense and more far-reaching than those of similar trends in the past. The simultaneity of the demographic transition, deepening urbanization, a technological revolution, frequent shocks brought on by health and climate emergencies, mean that one will need to plan for an older and more urban future. This report is intended as a policy document that helps articulate the idea of age-readiness while building on the idea of age-friendliness. It highlights the varied trajectories of aging and urbanization and draws on the experiences of older and more urban countries to show how others can become age-ready. It is intended for cities and towns as they prepare for an older urban age, offering examples and options to help younger cities visualize age-readiness while focusing primarily on the built urban environment. Its main audience is intended to be policymakers, city leaders, and implementing agencies, but it is also expected be useful to researchers, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and communities.
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author	Das, Maitreyi Bordia Yuko, Arai Chapman, Terri B. Jain, Vibhu
author_facet	Das, Maitreyi Bordia Yuko, Arai Chapman, Terri B. Jain, Vibhu
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title	Silver Hues : Building Age-Ready Cities
title_short	Silver Hues : Building Age-Ready Cities
title_full	Silver Hues : Building Age-Ready Cities
title_fullStr	Silver Hues : Building Age-Ready Cities
title_full_unstemmed	Silver Hues : Building Age-Ready Cities
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
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