Active and inclusive together: an age-friendly approach to integrate older pople into neighbourhood life
(2024) ASBM01 20231Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- The needs and wishes of older people have often been forgotten in urban planning in recent decades. Yet already today, more than one billion of the world‘s population is over 60 years old, and according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in six people will be over 60 by 2030 - an increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and up to 2.1 billion by 2050 (WHO, 2024).
Like many European countries, Switzerland faces the challenge of an increasingly ageing population. In the capital Bern,neighbourhoods such as Schlosshalde-Murifeld have already 20-25 % of residents aged 65 years or older, and this share is expected to grow (Statistics City of Bern, 2023). The design of age-appropriate urban renewal is therefore particularly important here.... (More) - The needs and wishes of older people have often been forgotten in urban planning in recent decades. Yet already today, more than one billion of the world‘s population is over 60 years old, and according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in six people will be over 60 by 2030 - an increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and up to 2.1 billion by 2050 (WHO, 2024).
Like many European countries, Switzerland faces the challenge of an increasingly ageing population. In the capital Bern,neighbourhoods such as Schlosshalde-Murifeld have already 20-25 % of residents aged 65 years or older, and this share is expected to grow (Statistics City of Bern, 2023). The design of age-appropriate urban renewal is therefore particularly important here. Currently on the site, the city highway is a major barrier between neighbourhoods, green spaces and people. The car-oriented structure has a negative impact on the activity level and independence of older people and thus on their physical and mental health. In addition, the current (Less)
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- Freudenberger, Antonia LU
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- ASBM01 20231
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
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- age-friendly, urban design, inclusive, older people, demographic change
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- English
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- 9178779
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abstract = {{The needs and wishes of older people have often been forgotten in urban planning in recent decades. Yet already today, more than one billion of the world‘s population is over 60 years old, and according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in six people will be over 60 by 2030 - an increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and up to 2.1 billion by 2050 (WHO, 2024).
Like many European countries, Switzerland faces the challenge of an increasingly ageing population. In the capital Bern,neighbourhoods such as Schlosshalde-Murifeld have already 20-25 % of residents aged 65 years or older, and this share is expected to grow (Statistics City of Bern, 2023). The design of age-appropriate urban renewal is therefore particularly important here. Currently on the site, the city highway is a major barrier between neighbourhoods, green spaces and people. The car-oriented structure has a negative impact on the activity level and independence of older people and thus on their physical and mental health. In addition, the current}},
author = {{Freudenberger, Antonia}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Active and inclusive together: an age-friendly approach to integrate older pople into neighbourhood life}},
year = {{2024}},
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