Smart cities for ageing societies 2400-PLSM133A
Seniors who constitute an increasing portion of the population, are characterized by a very strong differentiation of health status: ranging from full independence to need for constant long-term care. Barriers and obstacles to seniors’ independent presence in the urban space can be removed by means of properly designed local policy.
The topics of the seminar will result from specific interests of students and supervisors, and research goal will be selected according to its potential for preparing not only the master's thesis, but also the publication of a scientific paper. Selected topics that we will focus on include:
1. The role of technology in shaping the demand for long-term care
2. Movement mobility, city architecture, local policy, and professional and social activity
3. Barriers of active aging in urban space
4. Public transport and information in urban space
5. Evaluation of the effectiveness of 'smart' solutions in cities of different cultures
6. Changes in individual behavior and social relations with age and technology development
2. Sphere of activity of seniors: house / family, housing estate / neighbors and friends, city / society
3. Financing and organizing long-term care,
4. Beyond the Internet: social networks of seniors
5. Seniors: new goods, and services,
6. Digital ageing,
7. ….
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
1. Students know ageing process and its consequences at the local and state level
2. Students know methods and tools of analysis of individual and population ageing outcomes
Skills:
1. Students are able to model, analyze and interpret social and economic processes resulted from population ageing
2. Students are able to use their knowledge and analytical skills to solve research problem
3. Students are able to conduct econometric research, choose proper data sources and present results orally and in a written form (master thesis)
Social values:
1. Student is able to prioritize research tasks
2. Students is able to schedule and perform life-long learning
KW01, KW02, KW03, KU01, KU02, KU03, KK01, KK02, KK03
Assessment criteria
Delivering outline of the thesis, blueprints of particular sections, preparing master thesis
Bibliography
There is no predefined literature. Research papers and other literature will be chosen according to students’ academic interests, eg:
Auerbach A.J., M.S. Feldstein (eds.), Handbook of Public Economics, Elsevier, North-Holland
Caragliu A., C. Del Bo, P. Nijkamp (2011), Smart Cities in Europe, Journal of Urban Technology 18, 65-82.
Clark, R.L., R.V. Burkhauser, M. Moon, J.F. Quinn, T.M. Smeeding (2004), The Economics of an Aging Society, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford
Majer R. (2018), Polityka samorządowa wobec starości. Strategie i podmioty, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Piggott J., Woodland A. (2016), Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging, Elsevier, North Holland
Additional information
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