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Space to Grow Old In: The Availability of Public Spaces for Elderly Persons in Singapore

Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore, GEOTEOP{at}LEONIS.AUS.SG.

Using a political economy approach, this paper examines the provision of facilities and services for elderly persons in urban Singapore. It posits that policies concerning this group are socially constructed and that ageist notions affect the spatial forms created for meeting the health, housing and social needs of older people. It emphasises the significance of subjectivity in the environmental strategies of older persons and investigates the extent to which state provisions incorporate the concept of personal geographies. It concludes that rethinking by the state is necessary to prevent the artificial separation of the spaces in which elderly people conduct their everyday activities, a need which is tenable because of the limited amount of space available in the country.

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