WHO Age-Friendly Cities Framework

The WHO age-friendly cities and communities framework is the main international reference for making cities better places to grow old, organised around eight domains of urban life.

The eight domains

Outdoor spaces and buildings; transportation; housing; social participation; respect and social inclusion; civic participation and employment; communication and information; community support and health services.

  • [Official source] WHO guide to core indicators for age-friendly cities.

How SeniorHub uses it

SeniorHub treats the WHO framework as a global foundation. Our dimensions and metrics are a SeniorHub interpretation that builds on it; they are not published or endorsed by WHO.

  • [SeniorHub interpretation] SeniorHub dimensions and metrics are an interpretation, not a WHO publication.

Sources

  • Measuring the age-friendliness of cities: a guide to using core indicators — WHO (2015)

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