Autonomy and independence in urban environments. Between youth and old age, what inequalities and opportunities over life cycles?

Autonomy and independence in urban space have been the object of sustained interest for several decades. The questions surrounding these two key concepts in research and intervention on urban environments are mainly related to development processes. They are constantly renewed against the backdrop of issues emerging from the evolution of societies or their living environments. For example, the demographic transition of industrialized countries bring into play new population and diversified household profiles with contrasting needs, preferences and aspirations that have never been observed before (...)