We, greenery & windows vs. Them, concrete & lack of control: agency in the context of urban environment.

GALČANOVÁ, Lucie, Lucie VIDOVICOVÁ and Marcela PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ. We, greenery & windows vs. Them, concrete & lack of control: agency in the context of urban environment. In 8th International Conference on Cultural Gerontology: Meaning and Culture(s): Exploring the Life Course. 2014.

Basic information

• Original name: We, greenery & windows vs. Them, concrete & lack of control: agency in the context of urban environment.
• Authors: GALČANOVÁ, Lucie (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Lucie VIDOVICOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Marcela PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 8th International Conference on Cultural Gerontology: Meaning and Culture(s): Exploring the Life Course, 2014.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50401 Sociology
• Country of publisher: Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/14:00073954
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords (in Czech): stárnutí; role; agency; participace; městské prostředí
• Keywords in English: ageing; role; agency; participation; urban environment
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

Half of the world’s population lives in cities and rapid urbanization is likely to continue in the future - almost 80% of Europeans will live in cities by 2030.Risking a slight simplification we can say that the future of Europe lies with old people in cities. In the context of Czech Republic, the historical city centres are also the demographically oldest parts of the biggest cities. Their physical and social structures are changing as a consequence of globalization, increased mobility, de-industrialization, commercialization, disappearing residential functions, or suburbanization – to name a few. How are these accelerating changes, brought in full only with the transformation from a planned to a free market economy in 1990´s, perceived by ageing inhabitants? How these changes influence their sense of control and their agency? Is the agency intervening or outcome variable of their living environment?

Links

• GAP404/10/1555, research and development project: Name: Stáří v prostoru: regenerace, gentrifikace a sociální exkluze jako nové problémy environmentální gerontologie

Investor: Czech Science Foundation