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Policy implications surrounding technology for age-friendly cities and communities

Hannah R Marston Orcid Logo, Jeroen Dikken Orcid Logo, Deborah Morgan Orcid Logo, Daniel Pavlovski Orcid Logo, Joost van Hoof Orcid Logo

Public Policy and Aging Report, Start page: prag009

Swansea University Author: Deborah Morgan Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/ppar/prag009

Abstract

Age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) is an area of contemporary action and research since the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed its age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) topic areas (Figure 1) 19 years ago (2007). The AFCC movement is not a 21st century phenomenon (van Hoof et al.;...

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Published in: Public Policy and Aging Report
ISSN: 1055-3037 2053-4892
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2026
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa71937
Abstract: Age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) is an area of contemporary action and research since the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed its age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) topic areas (Figure 1) 19 years ago (2007). The AFCC movement is not a 21st century phenomenon (van Hoof et al.; 2025c, Ch12; 2025b), aiming to act as a framework for local community entities to be inclusive of older adults, to remain independent in their community (World Health Organization, 2007a). However, since 2019, there has been a growth of alternative conceptual frameworks (Marston et al., 2020; Marston & van Hoof, 2019), focusing on the relationship between the built environment, including the home physical space, technologies, sustainability, and accessibility, underpinned by ecological (Marston et al., 2020) and life course theories (Marston & van Hoof, 2019). The purpose of this paper focuses on bridging the interconnections of technology, digital literacy, citizens, and their role situated within the AFCC arena.
Keywords: psychometrics, age-friendliness, digital practices, intergenerational, innovative frameworks
College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Funders: None
Start Page: prag009

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