IAPS Symposium 2019

Participate! The iaps 2019 Symposium is receiving photographs with the theme ” AGEING IN PLACE IN A WORLD OF INEQUALITIES” for exhibition this week. Send the photos to the email: fotosimposioiaps2019@gmail.com, until October 31st. More information on the website: https://wp.ufpel.edu.br/placeage/concurso-de-fotografia/

Exhibition of Place Age results on public policy in Glasgow-UK

Our Final Exhibition and Age-Friendly Guidelines Launch is happening in Glasgow this Friday (4th October) at the City Halls. Please register via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/age-friendly-guidelines-launch-and-exhibition-glasgow-tickets-69191472557 About this Event: The exhibition contains input from local residents of their experiences of living across different urban contexts in the UK. We have gathered and analysed this data at the neighbourhood level…

Place Age guidelines and recommendations from the UK research are available as a PDF

‘Place-Age Place-Making with Older Adults: Towards Age-Friendly Cities and Communities AGE-FRIENDLY POLICY AND PRACTICE GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS’. Abstract: The book first presents the policy and practice guidelines we think are of relevance nationally, structured according to the key issues that have emerged across our case studies. It then presents key findings and recommendations for each…

Age-friendly Guidelines Launch and Exhibition – Edinburgh

On September 30, 2019, the Friendly Guidelines and Recommendations were released for the aging city in Edinburgh – UK. The exhibition featured a series of guidelines and recommendations for policies and practices aimed at age-friendly cities. The exhibition contains contributions from local residents about their life experiences in different urban contexts in the UK. We…

Public Policy Results Exhibition in Pelotas-Brazil

In the Hall of Pelotas City Hall were presented by the PlaceAge project team, on September 19, 2019, the results of the public policies of the project Designing Places with the Elderly: Towards Aging Friendly Communities. The work is coordinated by Professor Adriana Portella, from UFPel’s Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, and Professor Ryan Woolrych,…

Brazil – United Kingdom Mission

On August 30, 2019, a large PlaceAge Project Meeting took place over the 3 years of research at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. At the opportunity of the meeting between the researchers was reported the entire trajectory of the research and also the results.

Brazil – United Kingdom Mission

On August 29, 2019, there was a Great Research Network meeting at Sheffield University School of Architecture with Dr. Isaias Durosaiye and Professor Karim Hadjri School Head.    

Brazil – United Kingdom Mission

On August 28th the PlaceAge Brazil research group met at Oxford Brookes University together with Professors Dr. Regina Lima and Dr. Emma Wragg. Images from Place Age Brazil group at Oxford Brookes University.

PlaceAge Mission in Belo Horizonte-MG

From August 6th to 11th, the PlaceAge research group from the city of Pelotas-RS, has been consulting the elderly about public policies for quality local aging, in Belo Horizonte – MG. At the Mission, exhibitions were organized at CRAS Vila Fátima of Aglomerado da Serra and at Cruzeiro District Market. See Mission images: At CRAS…