The redistribution, recognition, and senior citizen rights in urban spaces Joy, Meghan 1983- creator author. text bibliography quc 2020 2020 monographic eng

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208 pages ; 23 cm. "A context of aging populations and urbanization has sparked a global movement to make urban spaces age-friendly. The Age-Friendly City program, developed by the World Health Organization, aims to improve local environments for all population groups, promote a positive aging identity, and empower local policy actors to support senior citizens. Despite growing enthusiasm and policy work by local governments worldwide, considerable gaps remain. These lacunae have led scholars and activists alike to align age-friendly city work with the concept of the right to the city. In The Right to an Age-Friendly City Meghan Joy zeroes in on the intricacies of developing an environment that promotes social and spatial justice for the elderly in Toronto. Weaving together the stories, struggles, and victories of local activists, government staff, and frontline service providers, Joy maps this complex policy area and examines the ways in which age-friendly work successfully enhances senior citizens' access to services and support in the local environment, recognizes the diverse needs of senior citizens in the city, and empowers policy actors from local government and the non-profit sector to support senior citizens. A detailed and timely examination, The Right to an Age-friendly City offers both broad and tangible insights into the intermingled political, economic, cultural, and administrative changes needed to protect the rights of senior citizens to access urban space in Toronto and beyond."-- What Are Age-Friendly Cities? -- Case Study of Toronto's Age-Friendly Landscape -- Redistributing to Senior Citizens: Improving Local Environments through AFCs in Toronto -- Recognizing Senior Citizens: Promoting a Positive Aging Identity through AFCs in Toronto -- Rights of the City: Empowering Local Policy Actors through AFCs in Toronto -- AFCs as a Right to the City in Toronto? Meghan Joy. Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index (pages 203-208). Issued also in electronic format. n-cn-on City planning Social aspects Ontario Toronto Population aging Social aspects Ontario Toronto Urban elderly Services for Ontario Toronto Urban elderly Civil rights Ontario Toronto Urban elderly Ontario Toronto Social conditions Urban policy Ontario Toronto City planning Social aspects Urban policy Ontario Toronto HT169.C32 T444 2020 cci1icc Joy, Meghan, 1983- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020 (OCoLC)1182610821 9780228003946 0228003946 9780228003953 0228003954 2020476224 NLC 211011 20211011150840.0 22101886 eng