发展老年友好型城市：政策机遇与挑战

Since the mid‐2000s, the need to create age‐friendly cities and communities, meaning places where older people are actively involved, valued, and supported, has emerged as a major concern for urban policy. The World Health Organization (WHO) has driven this age‐friendly agenda through its Global Network for Age‐friendly Cities and Communities (GNAFCC). This paper reviews some of the challenges associated with the development of this policy, given the variety of economic and social pressures facing urban communities. The discussion provides background to the development of the age‐friendly model and a summary of some of the factors necessary for its successful implementation. The paper then reviews a range of key areas where age‐friendly policies might be developed, with a particular focus on issues relating to the various inequalities affecting older populations. The paper also emphasises the importance of future age‐friendly work being grounded in collaboration with the range of movements seeking to improve the quality of life of people living in cities. The paper concludes with a call for a more inclusive age‐friendly movement, one that acknowledges the full diversity of aging experiences.