Healthy Ageing in Smart Villages? Observations from the Field

Philip Lorna () and Williams Fiona ()
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Philip Lorna: Department of Geography and Environment, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen
Williams Fiona: Department of Geography and International Development, University of Chester

European Countryside, 2019, vol. 11, issue 4, 616-633

Abstract: In the context of demographically ageing communities across rural Europe Smart Villages have considerable potential to promote ageing healthy. Whilst in principle supporting healthy ageing in the context of the Smart Village might appear a relatively straightforward endeavour, in operational terms, successful development of smart, 21st century villages relies upon, and sometimes assumes, an appropriate interplay of socio-technological factors. Articulated through a lens provided by the digital ecosystem model advocated by the European Network for Rural Development (2018), this paper offers some observations from the field. We acknowledge the challenges faced by remote rural places in their journey to become ‘smart places’ and identify formal and informal interventions that could better position rural communities to become part of a wider, smart society.

Keywords: Smart Villages; digital technologies; rural; demographic ageing; ageing well (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/euco-2019-0034

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