Abstract
The paper presents a study about the city of Macerata, as a representative case of an urban community in the Marche Region, Italy. The aim of this paper is to assess the level of its age-friendliness by means of a quantitative analysis based on a questionnaire that relies on the well-established eight AFC domains proposed by the WHO. In addition, the sense of community (SOC) is investigated and how the older residents relate to it. Studies that analyze age-friendly Italian cities in relation to elder outcomes are limited. The paper contributes to fill this gap, and the findings reveal that the elderly respondents are not particularly satisfied about the services and the urban infrastructure of the city but show nevertheless a sense of community. It might be the combination of urban and rural features that contributes to the longevity and strong sense of community of the city despite its poor infrastructure and average services.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 5847 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 by the author.
Funding
This paper is based on results of a project that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 645706. This article reflects only the author’s view, and the Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. I have received fundings for covering the costs to publish in open access.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Horizon 2020 Framework Programme | |
| H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | 645706 |
Keywords
- Italy
- Marche region
- age-friendly cities
- case study
- landscape
- later-life migration
- sense of community
- urban and rural ageing
