<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of the article is to assess selected large cities in Poland as senior-friendly. Using the municipal population forecast for 2017-2030 published in 2017, together with the available database, own analyses were made for selected cities in Poland. Additionally for the description of ‘senior-friendly’ cities, it was assumed that the starting point is the WHO definition, which indicated four main criteria determining whether a given city can be considered to be friendly to the elderly. In a city friendly to seniors, the principles, services, environment and structures built up support the active ageing process and avail it for the residents. For the purposes of the research, taking into account the above objectives and based on published sources, a descriptive model was created. The study assessed selected Polish cities as senior-friendly cities, using the robust taxonomic approach.</p></abstract>

The purpose of the article is to assess selected large cities in Poland as senior-friendly. Using the municipal population forecast for 2017-2030 published in 2017, together with the available database, own analyses were made for selected cities in Poland. Additionally for the description of ‘senior-friendly’ cities, it was assumed that the starting point is the WHO definition, which indicated four main criteria determining whether a given city can be considered to be friendly to the elderly. In a city friendly to seniors, the principles, services, environment and structures built up support the active ageing process and avail it for the residents. For the purposes of the research, taking into account the above objectives and based on published sources, a descriptive model was created. The study assessed selected Polish cities as senior-friendly cities, using the robust taxonomic approach.

Seniors in Cities and Senior-Friendly Cities Analysis for Selected Polish Cities – Robust Taxonomic Approach

Econometrics

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The purpose of the article is to assess selected large cities in Poland as senior-friendly. Using the municipal population forecast for 2017-2030 published in...

Seniors in Cities and Senior-Friendly Cities Analysis for Selected Polish Cities – Robust Taxonomic Approach

Published Online: Jul 31, 2020

Page range: 30 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15611/eada.2020.2.03

Keywords
elderly people, seniors’ safety, robust taxonomic analysis

© 2020 Grażyna Trzpiot, published by Sciendo

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Seniors in Cities and Senior-Friendly Cities Analysis for Selected Polish Cities – Robust Taxonomic Approach

Published Online: Jul 31, 2020

Page range: 30 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15611/eada.2020.2.03

Keywordselderly people, seniors’ safety, robust taxonomic analysis

© 2020 Grażyna Trzpiot, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
elderly people, seniors’ safety, robust taxonomic analysis