How well do the places where we live support the wellbeing of older adults? The Canadian population is growing older and is reshaping the nation’s economic, social and cultural future. However, the built and social environments of many communities, neighbourhoods and cities have not been designed to help Canadians age well. Bringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal narratives from older adults across Canada, this cutting-edge text provides a rare spotlight on the local implications of aging in Canadian cities and communities. It explores employment, housing, transportation, cultural safety, health, planning and more, to provide a wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion of how to build supportive communities for Canadians of all ages.

Maxwell Hartt is a Lecturer of Spatial Planning in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University. Samantha Biglieri is a PhD Candidate in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo and is a Sessional Lecturer at the School of Urban & Regional Planning at Ryerson University. Mark W. Rosenberg is a Professor of Geography, and cross-appointed as a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen’s University. Sarah Nelson is a researcher in the Department of Geography at Queen’s University.

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Maxwell Hartt is a Lecturer of Spatial Planning in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University. Samantha Biglieri is a PhD Candidate in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo and is a Sessional Lecturer at the School of Urban & Regional Planning at Ryerson University. Mark W. Rosenberg is a Professor of Geography, and cross-appointed as a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen’s University. Sarah Nelson is a researcher in the Department of Geography at Queen’s University.

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Mark W. Rosenberg is Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University, Canada and the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Aging, Health and Development.

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SARAH NELSON is a poet, teacher, and the author of several books for young children, including Frogness and the I Like the Weather series. Sarah’s stories and poems explore a variety of themes, but she especially loves writing about nature and often spots book ideas in the parks around her Minnesota home as they hop, honk, or pedal past.

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