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Age-friendly cities and communities: a review and future directions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

Alex Torku Open the ORCID record for Alex Torku [Opens in a new window] ,
Albert Ping Chuen Chan  and
Esther Hiu Kwan Yung
Alex Torku*
Affiliation:
Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Albert Ping Chuen Chan
Affiliation:
Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Esther Hiu Kwan Yung
Affiliation:
Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The unprecedented increase in the ageing population, coupled with urbanisation, has led to a vast number of research publications on age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC). However, the existing reviews on AFCC studies are not sufficiently up-to-date for AFCC researchers. This paper presents a thorough analysis of the annual publication trend, the contributions of authors and institutions from different countries, and the trending research themes in the AFCC research corpus through a systematic review of 98 publications. A contribution assessment formula and thematic analysis were used for the review. The results indicated a growing AFCC research interest in recent times. Researchers and institutions from the United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom and Hong Kong made the highest contribution to the AFCC research corpus. The thematic analysis classified the AFCC research corpus into four main themes: conceptualisation; implementation and development; assessment; and challenges and opportunities. The themes indicate the current and future research patterns and issues to be considered in the development of AFCC and for interested researchers to make proposals for future research. Future directions are proposed, including suggestions on adopting new assessment methods and instruments, collaboration and cross-nation comparative research, considering older adults as place-makers and conducting a prior participatory analysis to maximise the participation of older adults.

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age-friendly cities and communitiesreviewresearch trend
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Ageing & Society , Volume 41 , Issue 10 , October 2021 , pp. 2242 - 2279
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press.

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