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Age and urban space in Stockholm: a qualitative single case study of older adults’ experiences of public urban spaces and urban planning
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Human Geography.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Stockholm city joined the Age-friendly cities network in 2017, which promotes creating cities adapted to the needs of older adults, but there has been little evaluation of how older adults experience urban spaces within the city. Through a qualitative multi-method single case method, the study  looks at older adults’ experiences of exclusion and inclusion in everyday practices of urban public spaces and within urban planning in Stockholm. Using a critical lens, the study tries to let older adults define their experience and to see if the government’s AFC policy has included their needs. The study found a general satisfaction with public urban spaces among the older adults within the scope of the study. However, Issues such as upkeep of pavements, lack of public toilets and urban development reducing green areas were concerns unaddressed in urban planning. The older adults also experienced city administration as unresponsive towards their everyday concerns. Going forward, larger integration between AFC and urban planning policy as well as deeper including older adults into the decision-making process of AFC policies if the city wants to create an AFC agenda that corresponds to the needs of older adults in the city. 

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2021. , p. 51
Keywords [en]
age-friendly cities, older adults, urbanisation, exclusion, critical gerontology, urban geography, multi-methods case study, Stockholm
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Human Geography
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-193783OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-193783DiVA, id: diva2:1561981
Available from: 2021-06-23 Created: 2021-06-08 Last updated: 2021-06-23Bibliographically approved

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