Norway

The city of Trondheim is committed to become an age-friendly city by the year 2020. This is one of the main objectives in the current master plan for the municipality.…

Netherlands

Age-friendly communities and well-being of older Moroccan adults in the Netherlands: A person-environment perspective

Doctoral Thesis

In the Netherlands, the older population is not only growing, but also becoming increasingly diverse. Most…

Republic of Korea

Seoul metropolitan government established the “2020 Master Plan for the Aged Society” embracing the vision, “Seoul, a city whose citizens enjoy healthy and active lives of up to 100 years”…

Canada

In 2014, Whitby developed a Recreation and Leisure Services Seniors Strategy to gain an understanding of the recreation and leisure needs of seniors as a result of…

Spain

Guadalajara (Spain) is a medium-sized city located 50 km from Madrid, just at the border of the Metropolitan Area. It accounts for nearly 85,000 inhabitants.

Guadalajara City Council has been interested…

France

La Ville de Bordeaux, considérant la question du vieillissement comme un enjeu à la fois social mais également sociétal, souhaite impulser une démarche transversale afin de promouvoir une politique publique…

France

Depuis 2008, le projet social porté par la municipalité de Metz constitue, au même titre que l’Agenda 21 et le projet urbain, un des trois piliers fondamentaux de l’intervention en…

France

Angers est une ville où il fait bon vivre sa retraite. Pour que cet atout perdure, la collectivité adapte en permanence son offre de services et se prépare à faire…

France

La Ville de Rennes a rejoint le réseau mondial “villes-amies des aînés” de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé en 2011. Cet engagement est une des traductions de la volonté permanente…

France

Au cœur du Sud-Ouest de la France, entre Méditerranée et Atlantique, la “Ville Rose” conjugue modernité, art de vivre et patrimoine culturel.

La Métropole, 4e aire urbaine de France, compte plus…

France

Carquefou agit depuis longtemps en faveur de sa population âgée. Elle inscrit dès 2008 la promotion du Bien Vieillir dans son Agenda 21 et se porte candidat au Label « Bien…

United States of America

In collaboration with the Mayor of West Chester, the Borough Council, West Chester University, the West Chester Senior Center, we are conducting assessments of Borough services and programs. We are…

France

Over the last few years and in the continuity of its solidarity program, Strasbourg has been developing age-friendly policies to foster the autonomy of its seniors and ease their everyday…

Australia

The City of Unley is an inner urban community located on the southern fringe of the City of Adelaide in South Australia.  Unley is known for it’s leafy green streets, cosmopolitan lifestyle…

International

Promoting active and healthy ageing has been a key priority for AGE Platform Europe (AGE) since the organisation was established in 2001. In 2008, to support this objective AGE signed…

Spain

Cuadrilla de Añana is located in northern Spain in the Basque province Alava. The county covers 10 small municipalities: Añana, Armiñón, Berantevilla, Cuartango, Iruña de Oca, Lantarón, Ribera Alta, Ribera…

Australia

The Active & Healthy Ageing Initiative – Towards an Age-friendly Maroondah 2015 – 2020 is Maroondah’s guide to prepare for an ageing population.  After extensive consultation with our community aged…

United States of America

In 2014, the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, proudly joined the WHO Age Friendly Cities and Communities Network. Carlsbad, the first New Mexico community to join, is now working toward…

United States of America

On October 3, 2012, Mayor Gray reaffirmed his commitment to preserving the independence of aging District residents and improving the lives of persons 50 years of age and older by…

United States of America

In 2014, the City of Cleveland joined the WHO Age Friendly Cities and Communities Network in order to enhance the city’s standing as a community for people of all ages…