...Mat Jones; Sanda Umar Ismail Purpose This paper aims to explore how food-focused social activities are a route for promoting intergenerational relationships, well-being and dietary benefits among residents in care homes and children in preschool/schools. Design/methodology/approach Using...

... with older colleagues as they believe that their differing characteristics are complementary, others felt that it leads to intergenerational conflict due to contrasting approaches towards work. Positive perceptions of older workers included their increased knowledge and experience, reliability and better...

... of the LCA Summit received the event evaluation and the pre- and post-event surveys. The data are derived from learning intervention participant responses. The final response rates for each instrument are as follows: Intergenerational Planning Built environment Ageing Age-friendly Livable...

...-down or bottom-up), construction characteristics (eg. new construction) and characteristics of the residents (eg. age structure) (Fedrowitz, 2010, 2011). Social networks Quality of life Intergenerational Community building Multi-generation cohousing Neighborly assistance One can...

... be contacted at: angela.m@quattrodesign.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Housing Demographic change Intergenerational Older people Bungalows Retirement Living […] “our friends would love to live here” “I could...

... of intergenerational (and now multi-generational) practice and age friendly communities. Lynne Marie Wealleans can be contacted at: lynne.wealleans@bjf.org.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Volunteering was identified as a route into employment, as well as being of benefit in its’ own right...

...Liz Emerson; Angus Hanton Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to expand upon the Intergenerational Foundation (IF) presentation given at the “Portraying of Ageing” conference, which was organised by the British Library and held in London in April 2014. Design/methodology/approach...

... Changing attitudes Advocacy Older people Intergenerational “Dementia” is therefore a syndrome that defies any simple definition; it is perhaps for this reason (its shifting nature and complexity) that it has become a fear-laden term that encapsulates society's worst terrors (Zeilig, 2014a, b...

... Intergenerational Asset-based community development (ABCD) has its origins in North America where Professors John McKnight and Jody Kretzman and their faculty and associates have successfully applied an approach to create more connected and caring communities. In the late 1980s over the course of four years...

... challenges could have a unified solution. Cohousing provides potential for people to remain within an intergenerational community as they grow older and develop assistance needs, while providing accommodation equity. Today's “baby boomer” generation may contribute to less advantaged future generations...

... positive impact on Britain's urban fabric. Both individual homes and wider communities that embrace intergenerational living are not new as an idea within cities, nor are they unprecedented in Britain. However, they tend to conjure an image of a time or place where generations were forced to live...

... inclusion Public participation Intergenerational Age friendly society Public space is all around us: streets; roads; parks; squares; libraries; shopping centres; museums; car parks and even the internet, even though they are not necessarily publicly owned, are all part of a wide and complex...

...Amanda Waring; Inger Maleen Bachmann Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce a volunteer network from the Tokyo Metropolitan area that addresses the urge for senior citizens to stay mentally active and provide a possibility for them to participate in intergenerational contact...

...Stephen Burke Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine public spending cuts and welfare reforms to assess winners and losers amongst older people, children, young people and families. It proposes ways in which intergenerational fairness could be achieved through taxing wealthier older people...

... their way into employment.While this field is still in its infancy, mentoring flourishes in Germany and enjoys enormous public attention. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Intergenerational Employment Mentoring Transitions to work Ageing population Intergenerational mentoring...

... and recorded for posterity to make an invaluable contribution to a unique social history of the Isle of Man. This is an intergenerational education project through which the older generation can unlock and share their memories with young people; a project bridging the gap between generations, demonstrating...

...Alan Hatton‐Yeo In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in intergenerational approaches to promote greater understanding and interaction between the generations to achieve mutual benefit. This article provides and introduction to the topic, looks at the impact of intergenerational...