Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/92812 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Discussion Paper No. 870
Publisher: 
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka
Abstract: 
The inclusion of the elderly in community life is a major factor in achieving an age-friendly city. However, there has been little research investigating the constraints preventing the elderly's interaction with society. With that in mind, this paper is pioneering the investigation of such constraints using the results from the Questionnaire towards an Age-Friendly City by Akita City Government in Japan, a member of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities. This paper reveals two policy implications. First, living with someone encourages elderly to interact with society. Second, the elderly's ability to be mobile fosters their social participation.
Subjects: 
age-friendly city
aging
elderly's social participation
community programs
isolation
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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