As part of the Festival of Social Science Manchester City Council's Valuing Older People team have joined forces with the Economic and Social Research Council and Keele University to host a one-day event bringing together a range of practitioners and researchers in urban design and planning from the UK and abroad to discuss the latest initiatives and thinking behind the planning of age-friendly urban environments.
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With presentations from Ruth Finkelstein, Director of 'Age-friendly New York' and Professor Robin Means (Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, UWE / President of the British Society of Gerontology) and Professor Chris Phillipson, Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology, Manchester University this event will be a chance to explore new and creative initiatives behind the development of age-friendly environments.
Councillor Sue Cooley, Manchester City Council's lead member for Valuing Older People, said: "Manchester is trail blazing the way as a progressive city in identifying the needs of its older population. It’s vitally important that people start thinking about how their own cities might become an Age-Friendly City. We support all programmes and initiatives that encourage innovative and creative thinking on how we might make our cities more age-friendly."
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