Journal article
City of the aged versus City of all ages
Foresight, Vol.5(6), pp.43-52
2003
Abstract
In this article I deconstruct the polar cultural myths about ageing and how these two influencing memes generate two contrasting scenarios for the future of the city. One meme can be seen as a weight resisting the preferred future whilst the other provides the attractive pull towards the preferred image. Both are interlinked by the reality of an ageing global population - a demographic driver that is shaping the city of tomorrow. This preferred image however is not inevitable; I argue that memetic change of Western society's episteme of ageing is fundamental to achieving the City of all ages.
Details
- Title
- City of the aged versus City of all ages
- Authors
- Phillip Daffara (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Foresight, Vol.5(6), pp.43-52
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2003
- DOI
- 10.1108/14636680310508982
- ISSN
- 1463-6689
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448850002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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