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type: thesis
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creators_name: Vegt, V.J de
title: Fostering Age-Friendly Rural Communities in the North of the Netherlands
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This research is an exploratory case study into three of the eight WHO domains of age-friendliness. Namely: Housing, Civic Participation & Employment and Community Support & Health Services. Each domain has been analyzed through three indicators. Through interviews, survey’s and a document analysis it became evident that most of the indicators are valid after slight modification. These modified indicators can be used to further improve the age-friendliness. Expanding age-friendliness in the municipality is currently limited by both municipal and national policies. As well as limited citizen participation. Age-friendliness can be improved by addressing the conflicting policies regarding housing in order to stimulate more age-friendly homes and home modifications. Civic participation improved through focusing on stimulating intrinsically motivating initiatives amongst residents. Community support & Health Services can develop by aiding in the creation of community based care initiatives. While at the same time stimulating cooperation between formal and informal-care providers.
date: 2018
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: SP
tutors_name: Rauws, W.S
keywords_local: Place-based Planning
keywords_local: Population Decline
keywords_local: Rural
keywords_local: Citizen Initiative
keywords_local: Age-Friendly
language_iso: en
titleorder: Fostering Age-Friendly Rural Communities in the North of the Netherlands
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date_of_import: 2020-04-22
imported_from: http://scripties.frw.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/root/ma/Plan/2018/vjdevegt/
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date_issued: 2018-01-01
citation:   Vegt, V.J de  (2018) Fostering Age-Friendly Rural Communities in the North of the Netherlands.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2565/1/FosteringAgeFriendlyRuralCommu_1.pdf