To assist older people in the public realm, I follow the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) standards for good quality urban design from 2000. The standards are highly relevant for older people in order to enjoy the built environment. These can also be joined together and placed neatly around our model of transport needs. This shows the importance of getting the practical elements right, but legibility and aesthetics are also important to pull people to places.
Book:
Musselwhite, C. (2021). Designing Public Space for an Ageing Population: Improving Pedestrian Mobility for Older People. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
Book chapter:
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2018). Creating a Convivial Public Realm for an Ageing Population. Being a Pedestrian and the Built Environment, in Charles Musselwhite (ed.) Transport, Travel and Later Life (Transport and Sustainability, Volume 10) Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.129 - 137
See video introduction about walking in later life
See blog about walking in later life
Articles
Musselwhite, C. (2014). Designing public space for older people. Generations Review, 24(3), 25-27.
Presentations
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2015) Creating convivial places and legible spaces: lessons from those with dementia. Invited presentation to Dementia Research Public Engagement Event, Alzheimer's Research UK, Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research, The Village Urban Resort Cardiff, Coryton, Cardiff, UK. 13 November
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2015). Improving the Built Environment for Older Pedestrians, in the Symposium: Understanding the meaning of transport, mobility and space for older people, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress, Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland, 23 April.
Musselwhite, C. (2021). Designing Public Space for an Ageing Population: Improving Pedestrian Mobility for Older People. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
Book chapter:
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2018). Creating a Convivial Public Realm for an Ageing Population. Being a Pedestrian and the Built Environment, in Charles Musselwhite (ed.) Transport, Travel and Later Life (Transport and Sustainability, Volume 10) Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.129 - 137
See video introduction about walking in later life
See blog about walking in later life
Articles
Musselwhite, C. (2014). Designing public space for older people. Generations Review, 24(3), 25-27.
Presentations
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2015) Creating convivial places and legible spaces: lessons from those with dementia. Invited presentation to Dementia Research Public Engagement Event, Alzheimer's Research UK, Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research, The Village Urban Resort Cardiff, Coryton, Cardiff, UK. 13 November
Musselwhite, C.B.A. (2015). Improving the Built Environment for Older Pedestrians, in the Symposium: Understanding the meaning of transport, mobility and space for older people, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress, Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland, 23 April.
