ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the role of place in shaping the social exclusion of older people and reviews the international literature on old-age social exclusion as a foundation for the analysis. It explores amidst broader knowledge deficits concerning the exclusion of older adults and well-established conceptual debates on the ambiguous and sometimes problematic nature of the social exclusion concept itself. In contrast, much of the research on old-age exclusion in urban areas shows how urban development and urban renewal processes can create new demographic, socio-economic and cultural landscapes in older people's locales. In an analysis of ageing in working-class Montreal neighbourhoods, Burns et al. noted the role of gentrification in three different forms of exclusion. Ultimately, further empirical and conceptual research on place and old-age exclusion is critically needed. Without it, we will always run the risk of simplifying the role of place in the exclusion and inclusion of older adults.
