Benches as Materialisations of (Active) Ageing in Public Space: First Steps towards a Praxeology of Space
Abstract: In its promotion of “active ageing” through Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFCC) and the Global Network on AgeFriendly Cities and Communities (GNAFCC), the World Health Organization has developed a vision of ageing that links socio-spatial environments to personal lifestyles and community support. Approaching age-friendly environments from a “doing” perspective shifts our focus from such ideals to social practices, materialisations, and representations produced. Regularly referred to in AFCC discourse, public benches offer a great illustration for such materialisations. This article asks: what do benches tell us about the way ageing is framed and shaped in the AFCC discourse? How do benches themselves exhibit agency in it? Theoretically based on Lefebvrian social theory and critical gerontology, our reflexive article explores promotional/policy documents supporting AFCC worldwide, “good practices” shared by GNAFCC, and a series of European field observations around AFCC and b
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Urban Planning ; 4 (2019) 2 ; 106-122
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2019
- Creator
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Moulaert, Thibauld
Wanka, Anna
- DOI
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10.17645/up.v4i2.2012
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019071015515422151739
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:38 AM CEST
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Associated
- Moulaert, Thibauld
- Wanka, Anna
Time of origin
- 2019
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