ABSTRACT
This volume examines the challenges and opportunities of urban living for ageing populations. The book explores different ways of supporting “ageing in place”, viewed in the context of widening urban inequalities, gentrification, migration, climate change, and new forms of community organising among older people themselves. The book draws upon research in a range of disciplines, including urban studies, geography, sociology, and social gerontology, producing a synthesis of relevance to researchers, policymakers, and practitioners concerned with the future of cities in the twenty-first century. Chapter 1 defines what is meant by the term “urban ageing” and reviews the different ways in which ageing in place has been approached in the research literature. It goes on to summarise the critical approach to ageing in place explored throughout the book. The chapter concludes with a summary of each of the remaining nine chapters.
