Urban ageing: technology, agency and community in smarter cities for older people

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dc.contributor.authorRighi, Valeria
dc.contributor.authorSayago, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorBlat, Josep
dc.contributor.editorAvram, Gabriela
dc.contributor.editorDe Cindio, Fiorella
dc.contributor.editorPipek, Volkmar
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:53:52Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:53:52Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractDespite the widespread popularity of smart cities in policy and research fields, and the ever-increasing ageing population in urban areas, ageing issues have seldom been addressed in depth in smart city programs. The main focus has hitherto been on making physical environments 'older people friendly'. We review studies in environmental gerontology, policies and HCI that show the multifaceted relationship between ageing and cities. We discuss two case studies with scenarios of engagement of older people in urban areas we undertook in the past 4 years. By drawing upon the results, we propose a vision of smart city that conceives of older people as embedded in intergenerational urban communities and capable of creating new engagement situations by reconfiguring IT-driven scenarios to their interests and social practices. This paper aims at expanding the current visions of smart cities for older people by building along three main dimensions: technology, agency and community.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/2768545.2768552
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-3460-0
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACM Press, New York
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
dc.relation.ispartofseriesC&T
dc.subjectage-friendly cities
dc.subjectageing
dc.subjectagency
dc.subjectolder people
dc.subjectsmart cities
dc.subjectsmart communities
dc.titleUrban ageing: technology, agency and community in smarter cities for older peopleen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.endPage128
gi.citation.startPage119
gi.conference.dateJune, 27-30, 2015
gi.conference.locationLimerick, Ireland
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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