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The reports covered in this briefing provide more evidence of the importance of walking and examples of the kind of initiatives that could be introduced to make cities in Ireland safer and more pleasant to walk around.
With their remit for wellbeing, public health, and community development, local authorities have a central role to play in promoting age friendly communities. Such a remit is not easy at a period of austerity, yet three case studies from the UK and Ireland provide lessons as to how this might be done.
What is a sense of place and why should it matter to every local authority and how can councils foster a positive sense of place? This briefing provides an introduction to a future series of briefings exploring place and planning, wellbeing, the arts, engagement, regeneration and new places.
In this briefing, we look at the context, focus on some of the areas that we believe are highlighted by the aftermath of the fire, and provide links to other resources from the UK that could be helpful to councillors and officers in Ireland and elsewhere.
This briefing will outline key elements garnered from the consultation process of the The Age Friendly Cities and Counties Programme, demonstrate examples of practical implementation, and present recommendations based on research conducted that can influence what Ireland will look like in 2040.
Summary Throughout the developed world, people are living longer, healthier lives. Life expectancy is increasing at a rapid rate. For the first time in human history, there will shortly be more people in the world over 60 than there are children under the age of 5. The Central Statistics Office in Ireland predicts that, over […]
Following our recent introduction to housing issues in Ireland LGIU Ireland is happy to publish a briefing on the issue of homelessness in greater Glasgow and greater Manchester, as the challenge of homelessness in both locations is something that will be relevant to the current situation in Ireland, particularly in our larger cities.
A recent report declared that creating places people can walk around conveniently, safely and enjoyably is becoming a priority worldwide. This briefing will explore the ways in which local government can contribute to making cities more walkable.
This briefing takes a closer look at the approaches that councils in Ireland, Scotland and England are taking to tackle obesity and inactivity in their local areas and will be of interest to Irish eyes given the similar challenges being confronted across the three nations.
There have been significant cuts to local authority budgets for the upkeep of Ireland's green spaces. The UK faces the same problem, and this briefing will examine the findings of a British report and explore alternative approaches that local authorities there are adopting for the management of parks.