Tine Buffel
Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology - School of Social Sciences - Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing - The University of Manchester
Tine Buffel is Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology at the University of Manchester, where she directs the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) – an interdisciplinary group bringing together scholars from sociology, geography, anthropology, political science and architecture, with an interest in understanding the relationship between population ageing and urbanisation.
Tine has published widely in the field of ageing, with a particular focus on social, political and environmental issues associated with ageing populations. Her research career has been distinguished by a commitment to working with community partnerships to study and address equity and social justice issues. Building on a background of innovative participatory and co-production methodologies with older people, she has been particularly interested in studying questions relating to neighbourhood and community life in later life, social inequality and exclusion, urban deprivation and developing ‘age-friendly’ environments. Her research has received various prizes for its impact on policy and practice to improve the lives of older people. In her role of executive board member of the British Society of Gerontology, she is committed to promoting participatory and social justice approaches in ageing research.
She was the principal investigator on various grants, including an European Commission Intra-European Marie Curie Fellowship and an ESRC Future Leaders award, both of which build upon her extensive international networks and collaborations. In 2020, she was awarded a Research Leader Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust, with a 5-year project entitled 'Urbanisation and Population Ageing: Interdisciplinary perspectives on "ageing in place" in cities'. This study will provide innovative insights into the question of how urban environments can adapt to meet the needs of a growing and increasingly diverse ageing population, drawing upon an interdisciplinary and mixed-methods approach involving fieldwork in seven cities across the world.
Before coming to the University of Manchester in 2012, Tine was a PhD student, Research associate and more recently lecturer in Educational Sciences at the Free University of Brussels (VUB). She holds an honorary position at VUB, where she continues to develop joint work with colleagues involved in the Belgian Ageing Studies.
Address: The University of Manchester
Manchester Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Research on Ageing (MICRA)
Sociology / CCSR - Room G25
School of Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities
Bridgeford St. Building
Manchester - M13 9PL
Tine Buffel is Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology at the University of Manchester, where she directs the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) – an interdisciplinary group bringing together scholars from sociology, geography, anthropology, political science and architecture, with an interest in understanding the relationship between population ageing and urbanisation.
Tine has published widely in the field of ageing, with a particular focus on social, political and environmental issues associated with ageing populations. Her research career has been distinguished by a commitment to working with community partnerships to study and address equity and social justice issues. Building on a background of innovative participatory and co-production methodologies with older people, she has been particularly interested in studying questions relating to neighbourhood and community life in later life, social inequality and exclusion, urban deprivation and developing ‘age-friendly’ environments. Her research has received various prizes for its impact on policy and practice to improve the lives of older people. In her role of executive board member of the British Society of Gerontology, she is committed to promoting participatory and social justice approaches in ageing research.
She was the principal investigator on various grants, including an European Commission Intra-European Marie Curie Fellowship and an ESRC Future Leaders award, both of which build upon her extensive international networks and collaborations. In 2020, she was awarded a Research Leader Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust, with a 5-year project entitled 'Urbanisation and Population Ageing: Interdisciplinary perspectives on "ageing in place" in cities'. This study will provide innovative insights into the question of how urban environments can adapt to meet the needs of a growing and increasingly diverse ageing population, drawing upon an interdisciplinary and mixed-methods approach involving fieldwork in seven cities across the world.
Before coming to the University of Manchester in 2012, Tine was a PhD student, Research associate and more recently lecturer in Educational Sciences at the Free University of Brussels (VUB). She holds an honorary position at VUB, where she continues to develop joint work with colleagues involved in the Belgian Ageing Studies.
Address: The University of Manchester
Manchester Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Research on Ageing (MICRA)
Sociology / CCSR - Room G25
School of Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities
Bridgeford St. Building
Manchester - M13 9PL
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Researchers at the University of Manchester have launched a five-year research project which will bring together interdisciplinary approaches from urban studies and gerontology in the study of older people living in cities.
Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, the research team (Dr Tine Buffel, Dr Patty Doran, and Dr Sophie Yarker) will examine the role of ‘age-friendly’ policies in shaping the experience of ageing in place in seven cities worldwide, including Manchester, Brussels, Akita, and Quebec.
Researchers at the University of Manchester have launched a five-year research project which will bring together interdisciplinary approaches from urban studies and gerontology in the study of older people living in cities.
Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, the research team (Dr Tine Buffel, Dr Patty Doran, and Dr Sophie Yarker) will examine the role of ‘age-friendly’ policies in shaping the experience of ageing in place in seven cities worldwide, including Manchester, Brussels, Akita, and Quebec.
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Researchers at the University of Manchester have launched a five-year research project which will bring together interdisciplinary approaches from urban studies and gerontology in the study of older people living in cities.
Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, the research team (Dr Tine Buffel, Dr Patty Doran, and Dr Sophie Yarker) will examine the role of ‘age-friendly’ policies in shaping the experience of ageing in place in seven cities worldwide, including Manchester, Brussels, Akita, and Quebec.
Researchers at the University of Manchester have launched a five-year research project which will bring together interdisciplinary approaches from urban studies and gerontology in the study of older people living in cities.
Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, the research team (Dr Tine Buffel, Dr Patty Doran, and Dr Sophie Yarker) will examine the role of ‘age-friendly’ policies in shaping the experience of ageing in place in seven cities worldwide, including Manchester, Brussels, Akita, and Quebec.
Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: A Global Perspective, Policy Press
Tine Buffel, Sophie Handler and Chris Phillipson (Editors)
Bringing together leading researchers and policy-makers working to develop age-friendly cities and communities, this edited volume examines the potential of developing urban environments responsive to the needs of older people. The book provides numerous case studies and examples of good practice, drawing upon work in Australia, Europe, Hong Kong, and the USA. It highlights new approaches to involving older people in the design of cities, and provides a manifesto for the age-friendly movement, focused around tackling social inequality and promoting community empowerment. In developing its approach, the book crosses a range of disciplinary boundaries including architecture, sociology, social policy, urban geography, and urban planning.
For further information see www://policypress.co.uk/age-friendly-cities-and-communities