IFLA Working Programme 17 - Age-Friendly Communities and Landscapes

Goal: Promote the integration of health and wellbeing considerations in urban landscape design, fostering active living, social interaction, and access to nature.

Impact: Create healthier, more livable, and equitable urban environments that enhance the well-being of people.

Working Programme Members

Director - Simon Bell

Simon Bell is a forester and landscape architect and currently head of the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Estonian University of Life Sciences. His research interests include landscapes and wellbeing, and outdoor recreation in wild or natural landscapes. Simon is leading the Estonian University of Life Sciences contribution to BlueHealth. He is contributing to the implementation of several small-scale projects designed to test urban blue planning in an experimental setting. Simon also sits on the BlueHealth steering committee.

Co-director - Gayle Souter-Brown

Gayle Souter-Brown is recognized for expertise in planning and design for health and well-being, with over 25 years' experience in international landscape and urban design. Using landscape as a cost effective intervention, she began her career with the Department of Conservation, New Zealand, specialising in evidence based environmental design, stakeholder engagement, sustainable design for health, education, housing, play and care environments. In 2006, she founded Greenstone Design UK Ltd, a global salutogenic design consultancy.

Other members of the Working Programme

Agnieska Olszewska-Guizzo

Basma Khaled

Dmitra Gregoriou

Jared Thorp

Maryam Naghibi

Zainul Fadli Zaini