T he cur r entUKgover nmenthasaccept ed and r eal i s ed t he f actt hat mos toft heagei ngpopul at i onatpr es entar el i vi ngi nt hemaj ort owns andci t i ess pr eadacr os st henat i onandt hatt heneedf oragef r i endl y ci t i esf orheal t hyandact i veagei ngmus tbes uppor t ed( Par l i ament ar y Of f i ce ofS ci ence and T echnol ogy,2016) .Asa par toft he agenda i n cr eat i ngagef r i endl yci t i esi thasbeenr ecogni s edt hatt hemaj orchal l engesr es i dei ni nvol vi ngpar t i ci pat i onoft heol derpopul at i oni nef f ect i vedes i gn.Ex per t shaveal s os ugges t ed t hata des i gnbenef i t i ng t he ol derpeopl ecoul dbenef i tever yoneel s easwel l .Wi t hnewerdevel opment shappeni ng wi t hi nt he ci t i es ,how cant hei rdes i gnand s et t i ngs achi evea connect i onwi t ht heol dergener at i ont hatmayormaynot haveanemot i onal connect i onwi t ht hepl ace.
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