Client / Funding programme:
Municipality of The Hague
Start and end dates:
March 2020 – December 2020
Monitor Age-friendly City The Hague
AFEdemy role n the project:
Partner
☐ Coordination
☒ Research
☐ Training
☐ Curriculum development
☐ e-Learning Platform
☐ Networking
☒ Policy recommendation
Description
On January 29th, 2021, professor Urban Ageing of The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Joost van Hoof, handed over the report on the monitor of Age-friendliness of the City The Hague to the City Executive Kavita Parbhudayal. The report is the result of the joint activity of the Knowledge Platform Senior-friendly The Hague, that involves among others scientific and educational institutions, welfare organisations, businesses, older people’s council and public health administration.
Overall, the older citizens of The Hague value the age-friendliness of their city as well sufficient. They give high scores to their own homes; outdoor spaces and buildings on the contrary score significantly lower. People in the situation of having a lower income, health and mobility issues are less satisfied. These are the main outcomes of the monitoring assessment of the age-friendliness of The Hague, valued by The Hague older adults in the age-group of 65 years and above.
In March, the municipality of The Hague assigned the consortium of The Hague University of Applied Sciences (professor Joost van Hoof, Urban Ageing), Hulsebosch Advies (Loes Hulsebosch) and AFEdemy (Willeke van Staalduinen) to develop and perform a Monitor Age-friendly City The Hague in 2020. The monitor used qualitative and quantitative research methods, to investigate the current state of The Hague as age-friendly city, in general, and will include more specific themes. A cooperation platform will be build of partners who advocate the interests of older adults or who will contribute to reflect on the monitor. About 400 older adults participated in the monitor.
The monitor made use of qualitative and quantitative research methods, to investigate the current state of The Hague as age-friendly city, in general, and included more specific themes. A cooperation platform of partners who advocate the interests of older adults or who will contribute to reflect on the monitor was built.
Objectives
- Methodological framework of indicators
- Policy advisory report
AFE Related Topics
☒ Outdoor spaces and buildings
☒ Social participation
☒ Transport and mobility
☒ Social inclusion and non-discrimination
☒ Housing
☒ Civic engagement and employment
☒ Communication and information
☒ Community and health services
☒ Social participation
☒ Transport and mobility
☒ Social inclusion and non-discrimination
☒ Housing
☒ Civic engagement and employment
☒ Communication and information
☒ Community and health services
Target Audience
Municipality and older adults of The Hague
Partners
- The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Joost van Hoof, professor Urban Ageing)
- AFEdemy (Willeke van Staalduinen)
- Hulsebosch Advies (Loes Hulsebosch)
Outputs
Report on the monitor of Age-friendliness of the City The Hague (in Dutch)
Age-friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire
