การเตรียมการรองรับสังคมผู้สูงวัยภายใต้บริบทกระบวนการเปลี่ยนแปรงเป็นเมือง

The research project “Preparedness towards Aging Society in the Context of Urbanization” has three objectives. Firstly, we study the current situations of elderly in the city in various aspects such as population, society, economy and environment under the context urbanization and population ageing. We also investigate the support system by the government and other potential
sectors, such as private sector, community, non-profits organization, etc. Secondly, we study the issues mentioned in the first objective and investigated some good practices in the aged society as Japan and Taiwan in order to draw some policy implications for Thailand. Thirdly, we propose
some potential proposals and measures to support the problems of the elderly in the city that will occur in the future under both the context of aging society and the process of urbanization in Thailand. The project consists of the first sub-project “Support Systems for Promoting Wellbeing
of Older Persons in Mega-cities: Lessons Learnt for Thailand from Case Studies of Japan and Taiwan” and the second one “The Development of Age Friendly City”. The first sub-project carried out the current situation analysis and studied examples pracctices and lessons about the support system for the quality of life of the elderly in Japan and Taiwan that are facing more serious population ageing, comparing with Thailand. We have investigated many examples of actions, either organized by the government or by other potential sectors or through cooperation among the government and the others. Those lessons learnt have brought some possible guidelines for the development of the elderly and family support system and their application to Thailand. Those include support systems in the economic, social, health,
and residential dimensions, as well as the community-based integrated elderly care. The second sub-project studied the design to improve the residences of the elderly including the physical environment of the residence including the landscape of the surrounding public areas in order to enhance their quality of life. As the project’s output, not only those protypes and standards have
been attained, the project can found out the appropriate guidelines for participation of all stakeholders and their cooperation platform’s development and key factors for “how to” plan, continue process, disseminate knowledge to the community and motivate all stake holders to work together and realize aged friendly community.