Urban sociology highlights an important role that a city's social infrastructure, or “third-
places,” play in supporting healthy communities. Informed by social identity theorizing, this …

Highly social activities like leisure and tourism are considered to have positive effects on the
elderly's mental health. Taking Japan as a case study, this research aims to clarify how …

The linkage between land-use change and demographic transitions in advanced countries
has becoming increasingly complex because of the mutual interplay of environmental and …

As any social phenomenon, the evolution of suburbs can be seen as at the confluence of
two contradictory sets of forces. There are first forces of change, which propel suburbs in …

Objectives Drawing on the perspective of later year social exclusion, this study (1) assessed
geographic accessibility to health and social services in subsidized senior housing in …

The rapid pace of population aging in cities around the world demands that planners design
communities that are livable for people of all ages and abilities. In 2017, to assess progress …

Being largely diversified along the urban–rural gradient, fertility gaps have demonstrated to
fuel metropolitan expansion, contributing to natural population growth and social change. In …

A complex interplay between socioeconomic transformations and demographic dynamics
has characterized the long-term development of European countries. As a characteristic …

As 10,000 American baby boomers turn 65 years of age every day between 2017 and 2030,
society needs to help our aging population find ways to handle the restrictions and …

Despite the various health and social benefits walkable environments are expected to
confer, initial studies indicate that older adults in the United States are primarily moving …