Abstract
The world population is ageing, and many countries in the world are confronted by significant challenges in adapting their health and social systems to meet the requirements of this demographic change. It is well-accepted that mobility is often closely linked to a person’s independence, wellbeing and quality of life. Interest has increased across the world with regard to how the mobility needs of an ageing society can be addressed, since an ageing population is confronting nations across the globe and poses long-term challenges on a nation’s many aspects, including transport. Questions of how future policies can better respond to the mobility needs of an ageing population and how these policies can be delivered have emerged as major concerns for transport planners, operators and decision-makers. This review explores the way in which implemented policies have addressed the mobility needs of an ageing society, focusing on the provision of accessible, safe and affordable transport. More specifically, the paper reviews legislative and institutional approaches of addressing the mobility needs of an ageing population. The paper discusses the outcomes of these approaches and the remaining challenges in this policy area that relate to elderly people’s mobility and provides future research directions. Based on the discussion, clear conclusions about the effectiveness of particular policies are difficult to make. Alternative approaches (e.g., technological innovations) need to be considered in addressing older people’s mobility needs.
Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Reference83 articles.
1. Ageing and Healthhttps://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ageing-and-health
2. Population Ages 65 and above (% of Total Population)https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
3. World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights,2019
4. Population Aging In Developing Countries
5. World Population Ageing 2017: Highlightshttps://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/WPA2017_Highlights.pdf
Cited by
16 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献