Introduction : theorizing and practicing age-friendly development / Philip B. Stafford -- Creating age-friendly communities in urban environments : research issues and policy recommendations / Tine Buffel and Chris Phillipson -- Training advocates to undertake livable community initiatives : a pilot program / Sharon A. Baggett -- Public places, community, and the physical and mental health of children and elders / Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard -- The intersection between sustainable and age-friendly development / Alan DeLaTorre -- Accessibility, participation, networking : the impact of a local network on the environment and the life relationship of older people / Birgit Wolter -- Assessing the aging-friendliness of two New York City neighborhoods : a case study / Mia R. Oberlink and Barbara S. Davis -- Communities for all ages : reinforcing and re-imagining the social compact / Corita Brown and Nancy Henkin -- Ibasho Cafe : giving elders a role to play in making communities more resilient / Emi Kiyota -- Youth and older persons as agents for change : creating an inclusive and age-friendly society for all / Kristin Bodiford, Arthur Namara, and Luke Nchichupa -- Retrofitting small towns : how aging-in-place could transform rural America / Zachary Benedict -- Creating an age-friendly community in a depopulated town in Japan : a search for resilient ways to cherish new commons as local cultural resources -- Nanami suzuki -- Relational well-being and age-friendly cities / Marian Barnes.