ageing

Innovation Panel to tackle the challenge of community-building for an ageing population

July 10, 2009 - Top architects and specialists including Sir Richard MacCormac and Professor Anne Power are amongst those recruited to take on the challenge of making sure homes of the future meet the needs of our ageing population. more >

New programme focuses on the impact of shared space streets on older people’s lives

February 18, 2009 - A new research project is bringing together those interested in the impact of shared space streets on older people’s lives. You can help by identifying sites where environmental works based on these principles are to be implemented in the latter part of 2009. ... more >

'Wellness' stations in Welsh parks encourage exercise for older people

June 14, 2008 - LifeTrail, Playworld’s new concept for older generation fitness, has caught the attention of the Welsh Assembly as a means of encouraging mature residents into taking physical activity outdoors. more >

Mobilising knowledge

Mobilising knowledge

This document is the output of an academic programme undertaken with considerable care and planning; provides Guidelines, Toolkit and Findings for solving the Interaction Gap between Older People, Planners, Experts and General Citizens within the Thames Gateway

Designing the built environment for the demands of an ageing population

December 3, 2007 - A new International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK)/DCLG discussion paper has been published to inform the debate on how the built environment should be planned to better anticipate the demands of an ageing population. more >

Toolkit developed for bringing older people into the placemaking process

November 19, 2007 - A project aimed at bringing older people into the placemaking process has reported its first results. The Mobilising Knowledge Project was delivered through a summer school that ran over three weeks in summer 2007. It was organised by the Centre for Urban and Community Research (CUCR), Goldsmiths, University of London, in New Cross, Lewisham. more >