City and Ageing: A Challenge for Urban Planning
A special issue of Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Planning and Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 4 August 2026 | Viewed by 946
Special Issue Editors
Interests: transport; mobility; urban planning; land use planning; human geography
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The proportion of people aged 65 and over is rising rapidly worldwide due to increasing life expectancy and falling birth rates. In the context of urban growth, this means that a larger share of the population will need environments tailored to their needs, which requires taking specific actions to guarantee older people's physical access to housing and public spaces.
In this context, cities with high percentages of elderly populations or neighborhoods with many older residents face the challenge of transforming their physical, social, environmental, and economic systems to ensure quality of life, inclusion, and sustainability. Therefore, urban planning must create city spaces that are welcoming to all people, as this promotes their personal and social development. Such development is essential for achieving independence and social participation while preventing exclusion.
The Special Issue, titled ‘City and Ageing: A Challenge for Urban Planning’, aims to bring together multidisciplinary contributions, both theoretical and practical, that explore how urban planning is responding to the challenge of population ageing and the promotion of cities and communities adapted to older people.
Submissions are encouraged regarding, but are not limited to, the following broad areas:
- Adaptation of infrastructures, facilities, and public spaces;
- Accessibility and proximity;
- Transportation and mobility;
- Housing: accessibility, property, price, living conditions, and renovation;
- Urban green spaces and green infrastructures;
- Impact of tourism and gentrification;
- Vulnerability, inequality, and segregation;
- Effects of urban heat islands and climate change on health and well-being;
- Indicators for age-friendly cities and communities;
- Urban agendas and ageing
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Carlos López-Escolano
Dr. Raúl Postigo-Vidal
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ageing
- city
- urban planning
- accessibility
- proximity
- housing
- mobility
- heat island
- green infrastructure
- vulnerability
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