Transforming European Cities into places where young and not-so-young benefit from a healthy life live an independent life enjoy a social life have an active life Outdoor Transport Housing Social Spaces Participation Respect Participation Communication Health Inclusion Employment Information Community Services WHO Global Age-friendly Cities Guide and Checklist of Essential Features of Age-friendly Cities CommunicationHealthParticipationAgeSocialRespect -Outdoor/friendliness CommunityTransportHousing Participation / / Inclusion Spaces Employment/ Information Rating Services LuxembourgBerlinAthensLondonMadrid LondonStockholmLuxembourgCopenhagenVienna ViennaAmsterdamStockholmMadridHelsinkiLuxembourg StockholmBrusselsAthensHelsinkiBerlinAmsterdam HelsinkiMadridLondonAmsterdamViennaBrusselsBerlin AmsterdamViennaBrusselsStockholmBerlinHelsinki MadridLondonCopenhagenViennaStockholmAmsterdamBerlin BrusselsCopenhagenHelsinkiBerlinMadridViennaLondon BerlinRomeLondonAthensDublinParisBrussels ParisHelsinkiAmsterdamStockholmBrusselsRomeAthensCopenhagen CopenhagenParisMadridDublinRomeAthens DublinParisHelsinki RomeBrusselsMadridCopenhagenDublin LisbonParisLondonCopenhagenDublinRome AthensLisbon 1515 15 1414 1313 12 1212 1111 11 1010 99 88 7 age 77 66 age 6 55 44 3 friendly 33 22 unfriendly 2 11 Survey amongst older urban dwellers (WHO Checklist of Essential Features, in all official EU-languages) About outdoor mobility in Lisbon About outdoor mobility in Brussels older urban dwellers say older urban dwellers say “it’s a risky affair” “it’s just too dangerous” well-maintained pavements safe pedestrian crossings resting places public toilets Brussels, Belgium random street crime neighbourhood watch regular police patrols Lisbon, Portugal London, UK About outdoor spaces in London Vienna, Austria older urban dwellers are concerned because city planners are only interested “in how fancy things look” About outdoor spaces in Vienna older urban dwellers say they are very pleased appropriate benches sheltered bus stops public toilets green spaces About outdoor mobility in London Amsterdam, Netherlands older urban dwellers say that although drivers are oblivious to pedestrians, the city is taking the problem seriously adequate crossing time visual and audio cues weelchair accessible separate cycle paths free of obstructions About outdoor mobility in Amsterdam older urban dwellers say that as soon as you can’t ride your bike any longer, they become an annoyance London, UK About outdoor spaces in Rome older urban dwellers say there is a lack of everything Respect Helsinki, Finland “simple needs are disregarded or neglected, and it affects me” About outdoor mobility in Finland older urban dwellers say their needs are very well taken care off Rome, Italy Lisbon, Portugal Berlin, Germany London, UK Athens, Greece Berlin, Germany Stockholm, Sweden Dublin, Ireland Copenhagen, Denmark Amsterdam, Netherlands Luxembourg, LU (URBAN) ENVIRONMENT BUILDINGS – TRANSPORT – SERVICES CLIMATE – AIR – NOISE – SANITATION Urbanisation + Population Ageing Life-course approach Major challenges for EU societies Sustainable urban environments by 2030 85% of the EU population will live in cities growing, maturing, and growing old by 2050 35% of the EU population will be 60+ in urban environments where all ages can live, work and play European Innovation Partnership World Health Organisation Active & Healthy Ageing age-friendly cities action plan D4 guide & checklist & network EIP AHA WHO Age-friendly Cities [email protected] WHO Healthy Cities AFC EU www.who.int/ageing/age_friendly_cities/en [email protected] www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics .