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Research on rural gerontology: Where have we got to and where are we going in Europe?
Professor Vanessa Burholt
Age NI Rural Ageing Workshop, The Mount Conference Centre, 30th May 2013
Outline of presentation
International Rural Ageing Project
Progress over the last decade
Emerging areas for research in the next decade
International Rural Ageing Project 1997-2000
Demography of rural ageing
Health and access to services
Intergenerational relationships
A life-course perspective
Participation and the role of rural elders
Impact of technology
Evidence of polices working in rural settings
Subjects that urgently need additional study:
Publications in Europe and the Global North
Framework for rural ageing research over the next decade
Forecast
Areas
Themes
Social, Economic,
Political
Technology Climate Change Agriculture
Demography • Rural poverty in CEE • Digital exclusion • Disaggregation of excess winter/summer deaths by region type
• Trends in agriculture: abandonment; sustainable local production & migration• Privatisation of state owned farms in Eastern Europe• Migration for food security in Eastern Europe
Health &
Access to
services
• Future physical and mental health needs • Migrant workers caring for rural elders• Elder abuse in the absence of monitoring care quality
• Telemedicine & Telehealth• Smart housing
• Increase in serious disease• Response to emergencies
• Abandonment & service provision decline
Relationships • Changing patterns of families • New virtual social spaces & relationships• New surveillance and interactive status monitoring in caregiving for frail elders
• Fuel cost impact on transnational inter- and intra- generational relationships
• Abandonment & impact on informal support
Lifelong
individual
development
• Employment/retirement patterns• Psychological resources• Educational needs
• Distance learning• Remote employment opportunities• Health promotion
• Role of older people as ‘thrifty’ mentors in sustainability
• Retirement from agriculture
Participation • Leisure• Volunteerism• Physical activity• Local governance
• Transport • Security & fear of crime
• Social, collective activism• Sustainable communities
• Choice in space and place
Policy &
Planning
• From recommendation, through development to implementation
• Rural planning • Psychosocial impact of change
• The bio-fuel debate
Framework for rural ageing research over the next decade
Forecast
Areas
Themes
Social, Economic,
Political
Technology Climate Change Agriculture
Demography • Rural poverty in CEE • Digital exclusion • Disaggregation of excess winter/summer deaths by region type
• Trends in agriculture: abandonment; sustainable local production & migration• Privatisation of state owned farms in Eastern Europe• Migration for food security in Eastern Europe
Health &
Access to
services
• Future physical and mental health needs • Migrant workers caring for rural elders• Elder abuse in the absence of monitoring care quality
• Telemedicine & Telehealth• Smart housing
• Increase in serious disease• Response to emergencies
• Abandonment & service provision decline
Relationships • Changing patterns of families • New virtual social spaces & relationships• New surveillance and interactive status monitoring in caregiving for frail elders
• Fuel cost impact on transnational inter- and intra- generational relationships
• Abandonment & impact on informal support
Lifelong
individual
development
• Employment/retirement patterns• Psychological resources• Educational needs
• Distance learning• Remote employment opportunities• Health promotion
• Role of older people as ‘thrifty’ mentors in sustainability
• Retirement from agriculture
Participation • Leisure• Volunteerism• Physical activity• Local governance
• Transport • Security & fear of crime
• Social, collective activism• Sustainable communities
• Choice in space and place
Policy &
Planning
• From recommendation, through development to implementation
• Rural planning • Psychosocial impact of change
• The bio-fuel debate
Rural Ageing Research: Technology & demography
1. People over 65 are particularly vulnerable to digital exclusion
2. They are neglected by government policy and a youth-driven IT industry (with some exceptions)
3. The way that older users feel about the internet will become increasingly significant as they
grow in number
Framework for rural ageing research over the next decade
Forecast
Areas
Themes
Social, Economic,
Political
Technology Climate Change Agriculture
Demography • Rural poverty in CEE • Digital exclusion • Disaggregation of excess winter/summer deaths by region type
• Trends in agriculture: abandonment; sustainable local production & migration• Privatisation of state owned farms in Eastern Europe• Migration for food security in Eastern Europe
Health &
Access to
services
• Future physical and mental health needs • Migrant workers caring for rural elders• Elder abuse in the absence of monitoring care quality
• Telemedicine & Telehealth• Smart housing
• Increase in serious disease• Response to emergencies
• Abandonment & service provision decline
Relationships • Changing patterns of families • New virtual social spaces & relationships• New surveillance and interactive status monitoring in caregiving for frail elders
• Fuel cost impact on transnational inter- and intra- generational relationships
• Abandonment & impact on informal support
Lifelong
individual
development
• Employment/retirement patterns• Psychological resources• Educational needs
• Distance learning• Remote employment opportunities• Health promotion
• Role of older people as ‘thrifty’ mentors in sustainability
• Retirement from agriculture
Participation • Leisure• Volunteerism• Physical activity• Local governance
• Transport • Security & fear of crime
• Social, collective activism• Sustainable communities
• Choice in space and place
Policy &
Planning
• From recommendation, through development to implementation
• Rural planning • Psychosocial impact of change
• The bio-fuel debate
Rural Ageing Research: Increase in serious disease
Framework for rural ageing research over the next decade
Forecast
Areas
Themes
Social, Economic,
Political
Technology Climate Change Agriculture
Demography • Rural poverty in CEE • Digital exclusion • Disaggregation of excess winter/summer deaths by region type
• Trends in agriculture: abandonment; sustainable local production & migration• Privatisation of state owned farms in Eastern Europe• Migration for food security in Eastern Europe
Health &
Access to
services
• Future physical and mental health needs • Migrant workers caring for rural elders• Elder abuse in the absence of monitoring care quality
• Telemedicine & Telehealth• Smart housing
• Increase in serious disease• Response to emergencies
• Abandonment & service provision decline
Relationships • Changing patterns of families • New virtual social spaces & relationships• New surveillance and interactive status monitoring in caregiving for frail elders
• Fuel cost impact on transnational inter- and intra- generational relationships
• Abandonment & impact on informal support
Lifelong
individual
development
• Employment/retirement patterns• Psychological resources• Educational needs
• Distance learning• Remote employment opportunities• Health promotion
• Role of older people as ‘thrifty’ mentors in sustainability
• Retirement from agriculture
Participation • Leisure• Volunteerism• Physical activity• Local governance
• Transport • Security & fear of crime
• Social, collective activism• Sustainable communities
• Choice in space and place
Policy &
Planning
• From recommendation, through development to implementation
• Rural planning • Psychosocial impact of change
• The bio-fuel debate
Rural Ageing Research: Agriculture and demographic trends
Framework for rural ageing research over the next decade
Forecast
Areas
Themes
Social, Economic,
Political
Technology Climate Change Agriculture
Demography • Rural poverty in CEE • Digital exclusion • Disaggregation of excess winter/summer deaths by region type
• Trends in agriculture: abandonment; sustainable local production & migration• Privatisation of state owned farms in Eastern Europe• Migration for food security in Eastern Europe
Health &
Access to
services
• Future physical and mental health needs • Migrant workers caring for rural elders• Elder abuse in the absence of monitoring care quality
• Telemedicine & Telehealth• Smart housing
• Increase in serious disease• Response to emergencies
• Abandonment & service provision decline
Relationships • Changing patterns of families • New virtual social spaces & relationships• New surveillance and interactive status monitoring in caregiving for frail elders
• Fuel cost impact on transnational inter- and intra- generational relationships
• Abandonment & impact on informal support
Lifelong
individual
development
• Employment/retirement patterns• Psychological resources• Educational needs
• Distance learning• Remote employment opportunities• Health promotion
• Role of older people as ‘thrifty’ mentors in sustainability
• Retirement from agriculture
Participation • Leisure• Volunteerism• Physical activity• Local governance
• Transport • Security & fear of crime
• Social, collective activism• Sustainable communities
• Choice in space and place
Policy &
Planning
• From recommendation, through development to implementation
• Rural planning • Psychosocial impact of change
• The bio-fuel debate
