Woolrych, R., Sixsmith, J., Duvvuru, J. et al. (6 more authors) (2022) Cross-national perspectives on aging and place: implications for age-friendly cities and communities. The Gerontologist, 62 (1). pp. 119-129. ISSN 0016-9013
Abstract
Background and Objectives
The age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) agenda has led to a range of policy initiatives aimed at supporting aging in place for older people. While there is case study evidence of how people age across urban contexts, there has been little research exploring cross-national understandings of age-friendly places among older people. The objective of this article is to identify the place experiences of older people living across cities and communities in India, Brazil, and the United Kingdom and to discuss implications for the AFCC agenda.
Research Design and Methods
A total of 300 semistructured interviews were undertaken with older people across 9 cities and 27 communities in India, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis undertaken by each national team and then discussed and revised at collaborative workshops with researchers from each of the 3 country teams.
Results
The data capture the ways in which place is constructed from the perspective of older people drawing upon social, community, and cultural dimensions of aging across diverse urban environments. We explore how older people negotiate place in the context of their everyday life and identify the relational and interconnected ways in which place attachment, belonging, and identity are constructed.
Discussion and Implications
Age-friendly interventions need to attend to the changing physical, social and cultural dimensions of aging and place. Integrated place-making practices are required to support older people to age in the right place across rapidly transforming urban contexts globally.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s). This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in The Gerontologist. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Age-friendly cities and communities; Aging in place; Place attachment; Place identity; Sense of place; Aged; Aging; Brazil; Cities; Humans; Independent Living; United Kingdom |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Education (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Economic and Social Research Council ES/R00692X/1 Economic and Social Research Council ES/N013220/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2024 15:32 |
Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2024 15:32 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/geront/gnab170 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:210015 |