Corpi che invecchiano in città che cambiano. Persone anziane e vita quotidiana in contesti urbani tra senso di appartenenza ed esclusione

Titolo Rivista SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Autori/Curatori Magda Bolzoni, Valeria Cappellato, Eugenia Mercuri
Anno di pubblicazione 2025 Fascicolo 2025/137
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 17 P. 7-23 Dimensione file 160 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2025-137001
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Elaborating on a qualitative research with individuals aged 65 or over and key informants in Turin, the article addresses the relationship between older people and urban spaces in a metropolitan context with a dynamic and processual reading. The contribution questions the aging-in-place approach to propose an analysis in terms of socio-spatial justice, addressing difficulties and strategies in everyday practices. The analysis highlights how cities struggle to include ageing bodies, and how this can lead to processes of exclusion of older people.

Parole chiave:aging in place, age-friendly cities, older adults, urban transformation, social and spatial exclusion, everyday life

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Magda Bolzoni, Valeria Cappellato, Eugenia Mercuri, Corpi che invecchiano in città che cambiano. Persone anziane e vita quotidiana in contesti urbani tra senso di appartenenza ed esclusione in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 137/2025, pp 7-23, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2025-137001