WORKSHOP JUNE 2012
ALTA FORMAZIONE E INTERNAZIONALIZZAZIONE PER L’AGEING SOCIETY
HIGH EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONALIZATION FOR THE AGEING
JUNE 29, 2012
Active Ageing, Challenges and Opportunities
June 29, 2012
University of Milano-Bicocca – U6 Rodolfi Hall
Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo, 1 – Milano
Chairs
Stefania Bandini – University of Milano-Bicocca
Ludovico Ciferri – International University of Japan (Niigata – Japan)
From academic to policy circles, the ageing of the population is becoming a major focus of discussion and concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) has dedicated to ‘ageing’ its annual “World Health Day in 2012”. The European Union (EU) has designated 2012 the “Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations”. The debate on how to deal with such phenomenon, its challenges and opportunities, suggests as a solution to Active Ageing, the “process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age”. Within this picture, new demands of mobility will arise, requiring the design of living urban environments friendly
towards the elderly people, particularly pedestrians, to whom should be granted access to a sustainable mobility.
9:30 – Registration
10:00 – Opening and welcome
Stefania Bandini – ALIAS Project Coordinator – University of Milano-Bicocca
Marcello Fontanesi – Rector – University of Milano-Bicocca
10:15 – Lectio Magistralis
Healthy and active ageing, an opportunity for our society
Sergio Pecorelli – Rector, University of Brescia and Representative of the Italian Government at the European Union “High Level Steering Group on Active and Healthy Ageing”
10:45 – Coffee Break
11:00 – Round Table: Challenges and opportunities in ageing Italy
Ludovico Ciferri – International University of Japan, Niigata (Moderator)
Elderly people, periphery of the society
Participants:
Francesco Archetti – University of Milano-Bicocca
Silvia Ciairano – University of Turin
Marriage and/or cohabitation as a resource for old people. Does this hold for both men and women?
Giorgio Consigli – University of Bergamo
Economic and financial implications of an ageing society
Giancarlo Mauri– University of Milano-Bicocca
Vitalba Paesano – Grey-Panthers Italy – www.grey-panthers.it
The future we want: the history of grey-panthers.it
Piercarlo Ravasio– Akhela s.r.l. Milan
Francesca Zajczyck – University of Milano-Bicocca
Elderly women and quality of life. Reflections and suggestions
From remote:
Pietro Ginefra – Bank of Italy (Delegation of Tokyo, Japan)
Grazia Speranza– University of Brescia
12:30 – Lunch pause
14:00 – Session 1: Old Pedestrians in the City
Stefania Bandini – University of Milano-Bicocca (Moderator)
Pedestrian dynamics including slow walkers
Kazumichi Ohtsuka – Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The
University of Tokyo
Movability analysis of the aged pedestrians
Ken Shimura – RCAST The University of Tokyo and University of Milano-Bicocca
Towards the evaluation of the impact of elderly in pedestrians and crowd dynamics: motivations and research directions
Giuseppe Vizzari – University of Milano-Bicocca
Crowds and pedestrian simulation: overview on technologies
Mizar Luca Federici – CROWDYXITY s.r.l. Milano
15:00 – Coffee Break
15:15 – Session 2: Aged-friendly Cities and Transportation
Carla Simone – University of Milano-Bicocca (Moderator)
Challenges in aged-friendly transportation systems
Claudia Archetti – University of Brescia
Transportation and ageing: methods and techniques to analyze needs
Nunzia Borrelli – University of Milano-Bicocca
The role of Internet in the smart cities of the future
Flavio De Paoli – University of Milano-Bicocca
Senior citizens and access to urban amenities: transportation matters
Daniele Ietri – University of Turin
16:15 – Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Stefania Bandini – University of Milano-Bicocca
Ludovico Ciferri – International University of Japan