Europe has been witnessing an ageing population for several decades. As older individuals typically require more medical care, this demographic trend, combined with improved socio-economic...
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This Science for Policy report focuses on urban and territorial strategies promoted by the EU Cohesion Policy during the 2014-2020 programming period, namely Sustainable Urban Development (SUD)...
Research shows that loneliness and social isolation have harmful repercussions on mental and physical health, as well as significant consequences on social cohesion and community trust. Both loneliness...
Ageing is not merely a biological process, but also depends on our societal and individual views of ageing. Ageism, i.e. stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination based on age, is associated...
Ageism i.e. stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination based on age, remains a pervasive issue in society largely due to limited awareness of its implications. The media plays an important...
The ‘longevity transition’ is a new stage of social change, where a significant portion of the population is living longer and there is an increasing number of older people in the population. It brings...
The old-age dependency ratio (OADR) is a simple measure of population ageing, but it lacks the relative and multidimensional perspectives on ageing, which are central to the transition towards a society...
Fertility levels in EU countries have been low for half a century, below the level of 2.1 children per woman that is generally needed to maintain a stable population, and are...
This report analyses the effect of the Russian Invasion on the longer-term future of Ukraine’s population size and structure. The qualitative scenarios spanning a range of possible migration futures are translated...
With the consolidation of the culture of evidence-based policymaking, the availability of data has become central for policymakers. Nowadays, innovative data sources have offered opportunity to describe more accurately...