Age-Friendly Cities : progettare lo spazio urbano come luogo di benessere

the concept of health, understood in a broader sense, has also evolved for older individuals into systemic and integrated policies, focused on multiple dimensions, as quality of public spaces, mobility, social life, culture, and, no less important, housing and private space. The potential to enhance this increasingly complex and integrated concept of health, connected to well-being understood in a holistic sense, lies largely within the city itself, as a place of opportunities and occasions, ensured in a widespread and accessible manner, aimed at fostering inclusive, fair, and age-friendly communities.[Publisher's text]