Cities Alive: Designing for ageing communities

The ageing of the world population will be one of the defining megatrends of this century. These changes will have a profound effect on our cities and the lives of the people who live in them, creating new challenges and also opening up new opportunities.

Cities Alive: Designing for Ageing Communities identifies the specific needs of older people and proposes strategies and actions that cities can take to make communities more age-friendly. The report synthesises these strategies into a vision for the future, showing how communities around the word can achieve this vision and empower their older residents to live happy and fulfilling lives.