"Designing cities for the aged" Topic
10 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please remember that some of our members are children, and act appropriately.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Utter Drivel Message Board
Areas of InterestGeneral
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Featured Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article Is there finally a gluestick worth buying for paper modelers?
Featured Profile Article Why do wargamers need painters tape, and is the dollar-store variety good enough?
Current Poll
|
| Tango01 | 01 Oct 2020 10:05 p.m. PST |
""As I get older, there seem to be more and more stairs to struggle up and down," sighs Barbara Rushton, 78, of north London. "I try to regard them as an exercise challenge, but they make getting about increasingly exhausting." Rushton is far from alone in finding that the urban environment has become more inhospitable as she has aged. Time and again, studies with older citizens reveal similar kinds of frustrations. Sometimes these are problems with obvious solutions – there not being enough benches, for instance, or uneven paving. Other times, they are more profound issues, such as a sense of isolation caused (in part) by the way that towns and cities are laid out. According to charity HelpAge International, there are more than 500 million people aged 65 or over living in cities worldwide. In many ways, this is a huge success story – testament to improved public health and lifestyles. However, it is also an enormous demographic challenge – the World Health Organization reckons the 60+ demographic will double globally by 2050. Yet, at present, most cities continue to be designed for the needs of the young and working people…"
Main page
link
Amicalement
Armand
|
| von Schwartz | 04 Oct 2020 7:34 a.m. PST |
AGED…Hell, to paraphrase the late great George C. Scott, "I'll dance your grave!" |
 Legion 4   | 04 Oct 2020 9:54 a.m. PST |
"If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself." G. Burns |
| von Schwartz | 05 Oct 2020 5:00 p.m. PST |
Sh*T! goes to show I need to proofread my posts better.
Should read: "I'll dance on your grave," |
| von Schwartz | 05 Oct 2020 5:02 p.m. PST |
Getting old ain't fer sissies, but, it does beat the alternative! |
| Legion 4 | 05 Oct 2020 9:41 p.m. PST |
As far as we know anyway … |
| von Schwartz | 06 Oct 2020 5:31 p.m. PST |
Oooo, now he's waxing all philosophical on us! This does not bode well. |
| Legion 4 | 07 Oct 2020 1:16 p.m. PST |
☠👻 I watch a lot of those paranormal reality shows. So I'm keeping an open mind … 🤯 |
| Tango01 | 07 Oct 2020 9:00 p.m. PST |
|
| von Schwartz | 08 Oct 2020 5:49 p.m. PST |
Paranormal reality shows? Y'mean like Jerry Springer? The people on there certainly qualify for para normal, or at least AB normal. But hey, when you're named after a cheap brand of hair spray…. |
|
