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Towards an Integrated Approach to Improving Quality of Life of Aging Population: Livability, Biodiversity and Decarbonization

The initiative led by Concordia University presents an integrated approach to enhancing the quality of life for aging populations through a focus on livability, biodiversity, and decarbonization. The initiative outlines a six-step roadmap emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and stakeholder engagement.The first step involves establishing key types of expertise and ensuring that the right people are involved. This is followed by drawing on existing frameworks and key literature to connect fields and foster a holistic understanding of quality in the built environment. The third step focuses on incorporating lived experiences. Subsequent steps include collecting and analyzing place-based data and creating interactive tools that facilitate community engagement and visualize site-specific conditions. The final step emphasizes the need to work with stakeholders to address and overcome institutional barriers. The roadmap highlights the importance of cross-sectoral collaboration, the potential for biodiversity to enhance livability, and the need to tackle institutional barriers. This approach aims to create more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive urban environments for aging populations.
Our roadmaps to quality in the built environment
Partners working on this roadmap

Former partners are in brackets

Citizens/Community Groups Adrien Kazup Coordonnateur - Vieillissement actif Vivre en Ville
Citizens/Community Groups Carly Ziter Assistant Professor Concordia University Department of Biology
Citizens/Community Groups Cynthia Hammond Professor Concordia University Department of Art History
Citizens/Community Groups Elise Gagnon-Lalonde Chargée de projet Groupe de recommandation et d'action pour un meilleur environnement (GRAME)
Citizens/Community Groups Eva Doan-Lavoie Chargée de projets Groupe de recommandation et d'action pour un meilleur environnement (GRAME)
Citizens/Community Groups Meghan Joy Associate Professor Concordia University Department of Political Science
Citizens/Community Groups Nilson Zepeda Coordonateur CRE Montreal
Citizens/Community Groups Patrick Marmen Chef d’équipe et commissaire au design Ville de Montréal Service du développement économique
Citizens/Community Groups Ursula Eicker Professor Concordia University Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Citizens/Community Groups (Billal Tabaichount) Coordinator, pôle influence Groupe de recommandation et d'action pour un meilleur environnement (GRAME) Lachine
Citizens/Community Groups (Catherine Houbart) Executive Director Groupe de recommandation et d'action pour un meilleur environnement (GRAME) Lachine
Citizens/Community Groups (Emmanuel Rondia) Executive Director CRE Montreal Montreal
Citizens/Community Groups (Emmanuelle Hébert) Director Campus de transition écologique Strategic Development and Partnership
Citizens/Community Groups (Eric Craven) Community Development Librarian and Digital Literacy Project Coordinator Atwater Library and Computer Centre
Citizens/Community Groups (Gabriel Cotte) Counsellor Vivre en Ville Habitation
Citizens/Community Groups (Jean Marc Laforest) Coordinator Table de concertation des aînés de l'Île de Montréal
Citizens/Community Groups (Philippe Tessier) Coordinator Table de concertation des aînés de l'Île de Montréal
Citizens/Community Groups No profile picture (Sébastien Paul-Desparois) Executive Director Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ)
Citizens/Community Groups (Victor Bouguin) Counsellor Vivre en Ville Vieillissement actif
Students working on this roadmap
Firdous Nizar Student Concordia University School of Graduate Studies
Keyleigh Hutt Taylor Student Concordia University School of Graduate Studies
Mohammad Reza Seyedabadi Student Concordia University
Morteza Hazbei Student Concordia University School of Graduate Studies
Negarsadat Rahimi Student Concordia University School of Graduate Studies
Tatev Yesayan Student Concordia University Faculty of Fine Arts