scholarly journals Achieving Sustainable Urban Development with an Ageing Population: An “Age-Friendly City and Community” Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8614
Author(s):  
Jianbo Han ◽  
Edwin Hon Wan Chan ◽  
Queena Kun Qian ◽  
Esther Hiu Kwan Yung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Synergetic Effect ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Policy Integration ◽  
City Governments

The ageing population tends to be seen as a burden of cities’ future development. Thus, the public funds for older residents’ wellbeing are at risk of being cut back under the economic austerity due to the prevalent neoliberalism policy atmosphere. However, some cities set good examples to turn their older citizens into active contributors to sustainable urban development (SUD) by developing age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC). Taking Hong Kong as an example, this study aims to raise a strategy for policymakers, especially at the municipal level, to incorporate the concept of AFCC in SUD. Data were retrieved for our analysis from a published report of the Hong Kong Public Policy Research Fund project. A total of 15 AFCC and SUD policy factors were identified by using factor analysis. The correlations between these policy factors were evaluated and visualised in a synergetic effect network. According to the network, this study indicates that developing the silver hair market can be a suitable entry point to realise SUD by adopting an AFCC development. Isolation prevention, social sustainability and low-energy-consumption development are the supportive policy factors for the silver hair market. Specifically, respect, discrimination prevention, communication and information, age-friendly facilities, environmental safety and public transportation accessibility are five AFCC policy factors incorporated in the policy integration to enhance older residents’ wellbeing further. This study is an innovative attempt to develop a comprehensive model for the synergy between sustainable urban development and an age-friendly city and community using a correlation network. This study also provides a reference for other city governments to respond to population ageing positively.

scholarly journals A new era of social policy integration? Looking at the case of health, social care and housing

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
VIKKI MCCALL ◽  
LOUISE HOYLE ◽  
SAMINDA GUNASINGHE ◽  
SIOBHAN O’CONNOR
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Service User ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Policy Integration ◽  
Policy And Practice

Abstract Service integration is a global trend aiming to create partnerships, cost-effectiveness and joined-up working across public and third sector services to support an ageing population. However, social policy research suggests that the policy making process behind integration and implementation is complex, contradictory and full of tension. This paper explores social policy integration at the ground-level of services in the health and housing sector within a new integrated model for housing for older people. The paper applies a critical Lipskian approach to show that housing can promote integration for both users and wider stakeholders. Front-line workers were central to service integration, often working to integration principles despite policy changes and uncertainty. Challenges of social policy integration include the gaps between policy and practice and the developing nature of interaction at the ground-level – most notably, the role of technology. Technology and digital health platforms could enhance service user and practitioner interactions at the ground-level. The paper calls for renewed focus on policy processes in relation to service integration and consideration of new forms of service user, practitioner and policy maker interaction.

scholarly journals STUDI IMPLEMENTASI PERSEBARAN STASIUN BIKESHARE PADA LOKASI EKSISTING DI KAWASAN SCBD SENAYAN, JAKARTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 2287
Author(s):  
Angelika Fortuna Dewi Rusdy Putri ◽  
Liong Ju Tjung ◽  
Priyendiswara A.B. Priyendiswara
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Field Approach ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Approach Method ◽  
Massive Development

 AbstrakMasifnya pembangunan infrastruktur transportasi yang berbasis transit menandakan bahwa saat ini terdapat urgensi untuk menggiatkan penggunaan sustainable transportation di perkotaan, khususnya bagi kota dengan tingkat kemacetan yang tinggi seperti Jakarta. MRT dan konsep Transit Oriented Development (TOD) menjadi platform yang diharapkan untuk menjadi solusi untuk mencapai pembangunan kota yang berkelanjutan. Di Jakarta, salah satu  kawasan yang ditetapkan menjadi Kawasan TOD adalah Kawasan SCBD Senayan yang memiliki 2 stasiun MRT yaitu Stasiun Istora Mandiri dan Stasiun Senayan. Kawasan SCBD Senayan yang ditetapkan berdasarkan RPJMD PT MRT Jakarta 2017 – 2022 merupakan segitiga emas Jakarta yang identik dengan distrik komersial kelas atas dan menjadi salah satu pusat bisnis terbesar di Jakarta. Meskipun merupakan kawasan yang well developed, kawasan ini belum cukup mengakomodir penggunaan transportasi yang sustainable karena tingginya penggunaan kendaraan pribadi. Untuk mendukung penggunaan transportasi berbasis transit seperti MRT dan Transjakarta di Kawasan SCBD Senayan, studi ini mengkaji desain spasial stasiun Dockless Bikeshare yang dapat menjadi bagian dalam transportasi publik dengan metode field approach untuk mendesain persebaran stasiun bikeshare pada lokasi-lokasi eksisting yang juga terintegrasi dengan titik transit di Kawasan SCBD Senayan. Desain spasial ini memberikan first to last mile solution, artinya jika pengguna transportasi umum sampai di titik transit, maka perjalanan selanjutnya dilakukan dengan menggunakan sepeda pinjam (bikeshare) untuk sampai ke tempat tujuannya.The massive development of transit oriented transportation indicates that there is rather an urgency to practice sustainable transportation in cities, especially in cities with severe congestion like Jakarta. MRT and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) become platforms that are hoped to be a solution in a sake of reaching the sustainable urban development. In Jakarta, one of the districts that is set to be a TOD area is Senayan SCBD Area with 2 MRT stations, which are Istora Mandiri and Senayan. Senayan SCBD area is legalized under the RPJMD of PT MRT Jakarta 2017-2022. Although the area is considered well developed, it is insufficient to accommodate the use of sustainable transportation due to high numbers of private use of motorized transportation. To support a-transit-based transportation like MRT and Transjakarta in Senayan SCBD Area, this study attempts to research how Dockless Bikeshare can potentially be a part of public transportation with field approach method to spatially design the bikeshare station in existed locations that are also integrated with public transit. The spatial design allows the first to last mile solution, so once people reach the transit, they can continue to get into their destination by using the bikeshare.   

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Development: Building Healthy Cities in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Darmajanti ◽  
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Daniel Mambo Tampi ◽  
Irene Sondang Fitrinita ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Urban Economics ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Healthy Cities ◽  
Healthy City

The urban process or commonly called urbanization is a phenomenon that is occurring in several regions in Indonesia. In 2045, the projection results show 61.7% of Indonesia's population will live in urban areas. In the process, cities in Indonesia are facing several challenges related to Urban Infrastructure, decent and affordable housing, clean environment, local economic, slum, and urban poor (Social welfare). These indicators can have a positive impact on increasing the city index with healthy city categories, but also can have a negative impact with the increasing gap between the poor and the rich. The purposes of this study are to find out which cities in Indonesia fall into the category of healthy cities and to find out what factors and actors play a role in building healthy cities in Indonesia. The analytical method in this study is log frame analysis. The result is building healthy cities is closely related to the availability of aspects of life in urban areas: health services, environmental, and socioeconomic aspects. There are 3 cities in Indonesia: Palembang, Solo and Denpasar City. Building a healthy city is also an effort in improving health status, health facilities, cleanliness, garbage services, food availability, clean water, security, safety, park facilities, public transportation, art and culture facilities, housing, urban economics, religious facilities, and urban planning quality. Healthy cities in Indonesia will be achieved if efforts to improve not only physical health but also mental, social, economic and spiritual health are achieved. Finally, building a healthy city in Indonesia is an effort to contribute to sustainable urban development.

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