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Samantha Biglieri¹, Maxwell Hartt²

¹School of Urban and Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Many older adults face a "double risk" from socio-demographic factors and unsupportive urban environments. This study reveals most at-risk seniors live in Canadian cities lacking age-friendly built environments, necessitating targeted policy interventions.

Keywords:

age-friendly policy aging built environment environnement bâti planification urbaine politiques favorables aux personnes âgées urban planning vieillissement vulnerability vulnérabilité

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Area of Science:

Urban planning and gerontology
Public health and environmental design
Socio-demographic analysis of aging populations

Background:

Growing aging population and desire to age in place.
Cities' role in supporting older adults' health and well-being.
Concept of
double risk
combining socio-demographic and environmental factors.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if Canadian cities support the health and well-being of aging populations.
To explore the
double risk
faced by older adults due to socio-demographic and built environment factors.
To apply knowledge of supportive built forms to Canadian cities.

Main Methods:

Macro-scale, neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood investigation.
Spectrum approach to classifying built environments.
Analysis of 33 Canadian cities.

Main Results:

Most older adults with socio-demographic risk factors reside in unsupportive built environments in Canada.
Distribution of risk varies across built environment types and municipalities.
Identified a variegated landscape of "double risk" within Canadian cities.

Conclusions:

Unsupportive built environments can be improved through services and retrofitting.
Spatial variation in vulnerability necessitates tailored, age-friendly policy interventions.
Further research needed to address specific urban contexts for aging in place.