1、CRICOS provider number:00122A|RTO Code:3046Professor Melanie DavernDr Lucy GunnAge Friendly Cities WorkshopInternational Conference Urban HealthWellington,November 2025Designing Cities for Every Age:Liveability and Healthy Ageingin Australian Cities and the Australia Urban ObservatoryIntroductionPro
2、ject Lead:Australian Research Council funded project:Designing liveableneighbourhoods to support healthy ageingEmpowering Senior Voices:Inclusive Civic Innovation and Healthy Ageing through the Our Voice MethodologyDr Lucy GunnSenior Lecturer and Researcher at RMITs Centre for Urban ResearchProfesso
3、r Melanie DavernDirector AUO and Researcher at RMITs Centre for Urban ResearchLiveability and Healthy Ageing in Australian Cities and the Australia Urban Observatory auo.org.auAge Friendly Cities2021-2030AgeismAge friendly environmentsIntegrated careLong term careAgeing population of Australia and N
4、ew Zealandwww.aihw.gov.au/reports/older-people/older-australians/contents/demographic-profileAustralia:17%in 202521%by 204123%by 2066New Zealand:20%in 202825%by 2050ssocial determinants:non-medical influences of healthgovernment decision-making shapes the design and development of local places and i
5、nfluences health inequities6what is liveability?Safe,socially cohesive,inclusive,environmentally sustainable with affordable and diverse housing linked via public transport,walking and cycling infrastructure to employment,education,public open space,local shops,health and community services,leisure
6、and cultural opportunities(Lowe et al.,2013)CRICOS provider number:00122A|RTO Code:3046Why did we develop the Australian Urban Observatory?CRICOS provider number:00122A|RTO Code:3046ProblemPolicy making cycles are short so data must be easy to understand and readily available.Multi-disciplinary,mult