%0 Journal Article
%T Smart City – Accessible City. Newest urban technologies as a framework of universal design
%A Tota, Paulina
%J Housing Environment
%V 2017
%R 10.4467/25438700SM.17.021.7611
%N 19/2017
%P 4-12
%K Universal design, access for all, smart city, age-friendly cities, Barcelona
%@ 1731-2442
%D 2017
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/smart-city-accessible-city-newest-urban-technologies-as-a-framework-of-universal-design
%X 
	Demographic changes that can be notice in nowadays society are unprecedented: the population of our world has never before been increased so rapidly. What is more, an average life expectancy has never been so high. It is estimated that the group of seniors (persons over sixty years old) is about 500 million worldwide. Academics and demographers admit, that by 2050 the overall proportion of elderly is going to double, approaching over a one-fifth of the entire population. Definitions of the smart city are numerous. Some of them focus mainly on technology aspects, while the others emphasize more human and social issues. Contemporary cities have frequently been using newest technologies and solutions and an indicator of habitants’ quality of life (persons with disabilities as well) is a measure of this using. Hence, with great certainty it can be assumed that a smart city is equally an accessible for all and friendly city. The aim of this paper is to analyse some of solutions and urban policies which are applying of modern smart cities. Characterised solutions directly affect the quality of life of the elderly and people with disabilities and accessibility of urban spaces.