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High streets, ageing and well-being

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  • Luca Brunelli
  • Harry Smith
  • Ryan Woolrych

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Despite their perceived decline, local high streets in the UK remain valuable central and well-connected places that can foster ageing in place, yet their potential to sustain well-being in old age has been overlooked. Using qualitative methods, the paper explores what features of local high streets support older people’s well-being in three local town centres in Edinburgh, Scotland. The findings show there are three main domains of local high streets’ public realm that enable older adults’ well-being, namely the streetscape, the spatial organization and accessibility of amenities and services, and the provision of housing that can foster town centre living.

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  • Luca Brunelli & Harry Smith & Ryan Woolrych, 2025. "High streets, ageing and well-being," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 223-253, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:30:y:2025:i:2:p:223-253
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2024.2302436
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