In 2007 the WHO Age-friendly Cities Guide was published and since then, nearly 20 years later, it has grown into a widely accepted global movement. But at times I’ve felt that it needs a reboot to improve its messaging; age-friendly is not just about mobility, accessibility and social participation for older adults. In 2023 the UK
Two stories, both set in Toronto, pop up upon reflection, several weeks since I finished reading. These connect well with the concept of “desire lines” noted in my part one of this Messy Cities review. As a refresher, desire lines are pathways through the urban built environment which, says Dylan Reid “….reveal how people shape
If you live in an urban environment – as I have, two thirds of that time in Toronto prior to 2004 – at first when you hear the term “messy urbanism” you might step back and think, yes in an odd way that’s exactly it; there is some sense of disorder in endless streetscapes and
For this my 8th year of suggested titles for “booking up” in the subject area of ageing and longevity there’s only one book in a stack of others on unrelated subjects. As I observed last year, with countless new books in this subject area arriving each year, sometimes I find a scarcity of new books that help to