Age-Friendly City Construction and Its Practical Application: A Case Study on the Application of Service Demand Research for the Elderly in Guangzhou, China

Abstract

This study is based on the age-friendly community framework advocated by the World Health Organization as the research premise. Through the continuous international academic research cooperation between China and Canada, reference is made to the age-friendly community strategy of Alberta, Canada and the construction practice of the age-friendly city in Calgary, carry out a special investigation on the needs of elderly care services in Guangzhou, apply the international framework of an age-friendly city to the construction of an age-friendly city in Guangzhou, and the construction of specific cities and communities in Guangdong–Hong Kong– Macao Greater Bay Area in China. Based on the demographic development and policy background of China and Guangzhou, this study implements the needs of the national strategy of actively cope with population aging. In preparation for building Guangzhou into an age-friendly city and a city with a livable environment integrated with its own characteristics, providing a theoretical framework, and aimed for building a model city of healthy aging and livable living in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. It could be a sample of healthy aging cities in the Bay Area and models that can be used for reference by other cities.