Regional Development in an Ageing Society: Overview of Selected Foreign and Polish Recommendations and Practices

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The complexity of population ageing effect is a significant challenge at a regional and local level. Adaptation activities require the cooperation of local governments, business entities and non-governmental organizations. The article describes the dimensions of interventions, typology of “shrinking regions” and two initiatives: Regions for All Ages and SEN@ER - Silver Economy Network of European Regions. In addition, essay discusses the dilemmas of creating special regional strategies with their implementation factors and barriers in the construction of silver economies. It is supplemented by some conclusions from the analysis of selected regional development strategies in Poland. Summary sets out possible directions for further research for national institutions.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: In: Aktywna starość w perspektywie społeczno-kulturowo-edukacyjnej / Společenské, kulturní a vzdělávací aspekty fenoménu aktivního stárnutí ; Year: 2015 ; Pages: 21-50 ; Ed(s).: Chudý, Š. ; Tomczyk, Ł. ; Kraków: Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie, Olomouc

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination ; Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure ; Other Economic Systems: Political Economy; Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies ; Regional Development Planning and Policy
• Subject: Regions for All Ages ; Silver Market ; Silver Economy ; Shrinking Regions ; Cross-Sector Cooperation ; Local and Regional Development ; Social cohesion

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Klimczuk, Andrzej
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie, Olomouc
• (where): Kraków
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/145968
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET