The Aging Population and the Competitiveness of Cities: Benefits to the Urban Economy - Couverture rigide

Kresl, Peter Karl; Ietri, Daniele

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848442122 ISBN 13 : 9781848442122

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

While much of the current literature on the economic consequences of an aging population focuses on the negative aspects, this enlightening book argues that seniors can bring significant benefits – such as vitality and competitiveness – to an urban economy.The authors illustrate the ways an aging population can have a positive impact on urban centers, including the move by large numbers of seniors from the suburbs to the city, where their disproportionate consumption of education and the arts helps rejuvenate city centers. Given this, the authors conclude that a large and active senior population has the potential to assist a city in the achievement of its strategic economic objectives. The book includes analyses of the effects of population aging on best practices in 40 cities in the US and EU, with surprising results, as well as interviews with city officials and leaders.Academics, researchers and public officials in the areas of urban development, public policy and aging will find much in this original approach to interest and provoke debate.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Karl Kresl, Charles P. Vaughan Professor of Economics Emeritus, Bucknell University, US and Daniele Ietri, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848442122
• ISBN 13: 9781848442122
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible