City of the aged versus City of all ages
Abstract
In this article I deconstruct the polar cultural myths about ageing and how these two influencing memes generate two contrasting scenarios for the future of the city. One meme can be seen as a weight resisting the preferred future whilst the other provides the attractive pull towards the preferred image. Both are interlinked by the reality of an ageing global population – a demographic driver that is shaping the city of tomorrow. This preferred image however is not inevitable; I argue that memetic change of Western society’s episteme of ageing is fundamental to achieving the City of all ages.
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Citation
Daffara, P. (2003), "City of the aged versus City of all ages", Foresight, Vol. 5 No. 6, pp. 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680310508982
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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