2 December 2009, Chalmers Teknikpark
Urban futures for an extended life – the sustainability and technology implications of centenarians

The AGS at Chalmers workshop on ageing society and sustainability was to provide a transdisciplinary arena for academics and society to discuss the demographic change, globally, towards an ageing society and the implications for sustainability. The outcome of the workshop was recommendations for research areas for the AGS partnership.

Improvede nutrition and health seem to be major determinants of the non-linear relationship between life expectance and the degree of globalisation in most countries. The AGS at Chalmers should link ongoing sustainability and extended life research to understand causal links and more complex systems relationships at a planetary level. The nature of the causal chain/circle; sustainability-extended life-globalisation, is new and not understood.

Companies and other societal actors attending the workshop included Automotive Sweden, Autoliv, Bil Sweden, Framtiden AB, Doro AB, EoN Nordic, Swedish Red Cross, SP and SCA Hygiene Product.

More information: greg.morrison@chalmers.se