Affordable age- and eco-friendly solutions to age in place
Category: User Experience
Erasmus project to co-create with older adults the best solutions
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Website provides resources, guidance and links to other sources of information to support people to live well as they age. It presents a set of informations on new and existing homes, grants and funding, healthcare, design information, technology, public realm, regulations, policy and research.
Read MoreAge-Friendly Cities and Communities A global perspective
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Book:in this book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, leading international researchers critically assess the problems and the potential of designing age-friendly environments. The book considers the different ways in which cities are responding to population ageing, the different strategies for developing age-friendly communities, and the extent to which older people themselves can be involved in the co-production of age-friendly policies and practices.
Read MoreAge-Friendly Educational Webinars - IFA / WHO
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Age-friendly environments is a global emerging trend attracting the interest of all levels of governments, industry, NGOs and academia. As this trend continues to grow, knowledge translation remains just as important as knowledge creation. For this reason, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) is pleased to host a series of webinars on trends and themes relating to age-friendly environments.
Read MoreAge-Friendly Planning Built Environment Assessment project, 2022
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The project scope involved: ?a demographic and population-based spatial analysis providing a snapshot of aging in Peel Region; ?development of an Age-friendly Built Environment Audit Tool, tailored to the context of Peel Region; ?a current-state assessment of eight sample neighbourhoods with regards to age-friendly built environments; ?consultation with seniors, caregivers, younger adults, and organizations serving seniors; and ?recommendations to address gaps and opportunities discovered through the neighbourhood audits.
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The Agile Ageing Alliance (AAA) aims to demonstrate that through innovations in technology, business and service models, our homes and Neighbourhoods of the Future can be reimagined to boost health and wellbeing, and promote independent living, leading to a reduction in the financial burden on Citizens and State.
Read MoreBlock-chain based property registry
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The use case aims to solve South Africa's titling problem by developing a blockchain solution that allows data to be stored in a decentralised, secure database which can be updated without any loss of historic data. The vision is to integrate this record into the Deeds Registry and unlock access to mortgages and other benefits for beneficiaries of the South African government's Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP).
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Various information on BlueZones, projects, lessons learned, checklists
Read MoreCAPTAIN: Coach Assistant via Projected and Tangible Interface
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It provides a smart home assistant for older adults, designed to compensate their physical and memory impairments during daily living. It uses technologies as projected augmented reality to project information and instructions on top of the real environment, real-time 3D sensing technologies to comprehend the indoor spaces, deep learning and artificial intelligence to analyse emotional, behavioural and physiological data. The coach will leverage on a motivational engine to promote correct nutrition, physical activity, cognitive and physical training, risk avoidance, and social participation.
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