Research
Age-inclusive Arctic outdoor spaces: a policy review in four Nordic countries
Anastasia Emelyanova, Bodil H. Blix, Agneta Larsson, Steinunn A. Olafsdottir, Arja Rautio · 2024
Summary
A comparative policy review examining how national ageing strategies in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland address older adults' access to outdoor spaces in rural Arctic communities. The study identifies urban–rural, south–north, indoor–outdoor and generalisation biases that overlook the specific environmental and accessibility challenges of northern regions, calling for more geographically inclusive and age-sensitive policies.
- Topics
- Planning & DesignPolicy, Strategy & GovernanceHealth, Safety & Wellbeing
- Target audience
- PoliticiansPolicy makersZoning plannersUrban plannersTraffic plannersLandscape plannersConstructionMaintenance
- Mode
- Walking
- Conditions
- Year-roundWinter
- Population group
- Older adultsPeople with disabilities
- Trip purpose
- Leisure tripsShopping tripsOther
- Countries
- SwedenFinlandNorwayIceland(Nordic countries)
- Language
- English
- Access
- Open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI
- 10.1080/22423982.2024.2339561
- Organisations
- Luleå University of Technology · Author