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The UK Network of Age-friendly Communities
— a general review | | Author(s) | Samuele Remillard-Boilard |
| Journal title | Working With Older People, vol 22, no 1, 2018 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2018 |
| Pages | pp 30-38 |
| Source | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi.wwop |
| Keywords | Social inclusion ; Urban areas ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Well being ; Social interaction ; Participation ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services] ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | The UK Network of Age-friendly Communities follows an initiative by the UK Urban Ageing Consortium, a collaborative partnership between Manchester City Council, the University of Keele and the Beth Johnson Foundation (BJF). This paper presents a detailed account of the Network's work and contribution in supporting the development of age-friendly communities across the UK. It draws on a review of external and internal working documents, communications with network representatives, and an in-depth interview conducted with the Network's current manager. Since its formation, the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities has provided cities with an important platform for knowledge exchange and peer support, and helped build commitment to the age-friendly agenda at the local, national and international level. By presenting various examples, the article illustrates that network members have not only helped drive this agenda forward by developing a collective voice, but also by developing a wide range of initiatives at the local level. Despite an increased interest in documenting age-friendly experiences around the world, the experience of national programmes to date remains under-explored in the age-friendly literature. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-180323212 A |
| Classmark | RNA: RK: TOB: D:F:5HH: TMA: TMB: QAJ: QK6: 8 |
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