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Invitation for seniors’ activity – age friendly city
Renata Konieczna-Woźniak
Abstract
Human life space usually decreases along with their age. Thanks to specific global and local solutions, it may remain broader, serve healthy aging, and maintain life quality. The living space of the seniors is a crucial issue of social gerontology. This article refers to the problems of the city space that may stimulate or devitalize active, healthy lives of older people and their propitious old age. According to the World Health Organisation agreements, a hospitable city for older people, the city takes care of its seniors: public space, transportation, accommodation, social participation, integration, employment, communication and information, support of the environment, and health care. A severe threat to the quality of life of the growing urban population is the shrinking of the public space and the growth of the private space. The city space should not favor any age group as everybody ages, irrespective of their age. Space must support building the relations between generations. In Poland, many cities try to join the global network of places open for older people. In 2016 Poznań: joined this network. This is a very prestigious distinction but also a liability for the city.
Keywords:
age-friendly city, senior citizens’ activity, public and private space, healthy ageingMost read articles by the same author(s)
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