Universidade Federal do Cearà / O problema do envelhecimento populacional, entre outros aspectos, tem levado vÃrios paÃses, inclusive o Brasil, a repensar os seus sistemas previdenciÃrios. Inevitavelmente, as discussÃes levam ao tema dos fundos de pensÃo, tanto privados quanto governamentais. Essa dissertaÃÃo tem por objetivo avaliar o tamanho do mercado de fundos de pensÃo nos Estados brasileiros, utilizando variÃveis que procuram explicar o tamanho do mercado tais como: educaÃÃo (EDU25); percentual da populaÃÃo acima dos 65 anos (PP65) que busca captar a influÃncia do envelhecimento populacional no desenvolvimento do mercado de previdÃncia privada; quantidade de participantes (PFP); aposentados (PAFP) que fazem parte do setor e seus respectivos dependentes (DFP). A amostra das variÃveis utilizada para os cÃlculos economÃtricos, referente ao perÃodo de 1996 a 2000, das Unidades Federativas do Brasil, com exceÃÃo dos Estados da RegiÃo Norte, por indisponibilidade dos dados relativos à populaÃÃo acima dos 65 anos e do Distrito Federal, por apresentar grandes variaÃÃes das variÃveis em comparaÃÃo Ãs demais da amostra, teve como resultado 95 observaÃÃes. Foi submetida a uma investigaÃÃo empÃrica conduzida atravÃs de uma anÃlise de regressÃo com dados em painel, estimada pelo mÃtodo GLS (MÃnimos Quadrados Generalizados), considerando TIF/PIB (Total dos Investimentos dos Fundos de PensÃo como ProporÃÃo do PIB), como variÃvel dependente e PP65, EDU25, PFP, PAFP, DFP como variÃveis independentes. Os resultados para cada uma das variÃveis independentes indicam que todas sÃo estatisticamente significantes para o nÃvel de significÃncia de 0,10, bem como os sinais corroboram as hipÃteses iniciais, com exceÃÃo da variÃvel DFP. AlÃm disso, a probabilidade de rejeiÃÃo da hipÃtese verdadeira à muito baixa para as variÃveis do modelo. ConcluÃmos que a existÃncia do problema do idoso explica o crescimento dos fundos de pensÃo, sem falar do nÃvel de educaÃÃo mais elevado e um maior contingente abrangido pelos fundos de pensÃo; isto contribui decisivamente para o desenvolvimento do setor nas Unidades Federativas do Brasil. / The problem of the population aging, among others aspects, has taken a lot of countries, including Brazil, to rethink its pension systems. Inevitably, the discutions lead to the pension funds, either publics or privates. The purpouse of this study is to evaluate the size of the market of pension fund in the Federative Units of Brazil. This study was done using variables that could explain the size of the market, such as education (EDU25), the percentage of the population over 65 years (PP65), that it searchs to catch the influence of the population aging in the development of the private pensions funds; the amount of participants (PFP) and pensioners (PAFP) that they are sector parts and its respective dependents (DFP). The variable sample used for the econometrical calculations, referring to the period from 1996 to 2000, the Federative Units of Brazil, with exception of the North Regions States for the difficult to get the relative data the population above of the 65 years and the Federal District for presenting big variations of the variable in comparison to the others of the sample, resulted in 95 comments. The empirical inquiry was lead through regression analysis with data in panel, esteem for GLS (Generalized Minimums Squared) method, considering TIF/PIB (Totals investments of the Pension funds as proportion ratio of the GDP) as changeable dependent and PP65, EDU25, PFP, PAFP, DFP, as changeable independent. The results for each one of the independent variable indicate that all are statistics significant, for the level of significance 0,10, as well as the signals corroborate the first hypotheses, with exception of DFP variable. Althought, the probability of rejection of the true hypothesis is very low for the model variable. It concludes that the existence of the problem of the aged one, explains the growth of the pension funds. Moreover, the higher level of education and a biggest continent enclosed by the pension funds, will contribute decisively for the development of the sector in the Federative Units of Brazil.

Com a intencionalidade de se colaborar com uma cartografia digital proposta, a pesquisa desenvolveu uma metodologia rizomática para se grafar as relações entre os Idosos e a cidade de Porto Alegre. Tal leitura-grafia foi construída pelos alunos do 3º Ano, Turma 312, do Ensino Médio do Instituto de Educação Flores da Cunha. A aprendizagem, baseada no estudo de demografia, conhecimento adquirido ao longo dos anos escolares na disciplina de Geografia, mas cujo estudo mais complexo se dá durante o ensino médio, através do estudo das populações – com ênfase na população brasileira – teve o estudo do envelhecimento da população como norteador da pesquisa. Para tal, aprofundamos os estudos, sob as lentes da Geografia e dos Estudos Culturais, para as transformações demográficas que acontecem a nível mundial, federal e estadual, discutindo questões políticas públicas, panoramas sociais e econômicos de os diferentes discursos que constroem múltiplas facetas sobre a terceira idade. Apontamos nosso olhar para o cotidiano da cidade de Porto Alegre e miramos nas questões de infraestrutura e acesso à cidade, ao lazer e à saúde da população Idosa. Perante a esse leque de possibilidades, acabamos por escolher, durante os percursos trilhados, aqueles caminhos que nos ofereceram sentido para a nossa cartografia das representações do envelhecer em Porto Alegre. Pretendeu-se com isso, além de abordar temas estudados em sala de aula, aproximar as gerações, observar os usos dos espaços na cidade de Porto Alegre e construir no jovem uma consciência dos problemas sociais decorrentes do envelhecimento da população brasileira, e os enfrentamentos que essa população tem seu cotidiano. Todas as informações sistematizadas, referentes à população idosa de cada cidade, construíram o que se denomina atualmente de Cartografia Colaborativa digital, onde, os dados e informações que coletamos ao longo da pesquisa serviram para compartilhar digitalmente e compor nossa colaboração na cartografia da página de internet “Mapeando o topo da pirâmide”. / With the intentionality of collaborating on a proposed digital cartography, the research developed a rhizomatic methodology to describe relationships between the elderly and the city of Porto Alegre. This reading-graphic was built by students of the 3rd Year of high school, Class 312, of the Institute of Education Flores da Cunha. Learning, based on the study of demography, knowledge acquired during school years of the discipline of Geography, but whose more complex study is given at high school level, through the study of populations - with emphasis on the Brazilian population - being the population aging studies our research guide. In order to do so, we deepen the studies, under the lenses of Geography and Cultural Studies, into demographic transformations that take place at the world, federal and state levels, discussing public policy issues, social and economic scenarios of the different speeches that construct multiple facets about third Age. We turn our eyes to the daily life of the city of Porto Alegre and aim at the issues of infrastructure and access to the city, leisure and health of the elderly population. Under this range of possibilities, we ended up choosing, along the trails traveled, the paths that gave us meaning for our cartography of the representations of aging in Porto Alegre. It was intended, besides addressing topics studied in the classroom, to bring the generations closer together, to observe the uses of spaces in the city of Porto Alegre and to build in the young person an awareness of the social problems resulting from the aging of the Brazilian population, and the confrontations on which this population has its daily life. All the systematized information about the elderly population of each city built what is currently called Digital Collaborative Cartography, where the data and information we collected over the research served to digitally share and compose our collaboration in the cartography of the website “Mapeando o topo da Pirâmide" (Mapping the top of the pyramid).

The vigorous economic growth in Japan after World War II triggered the demographic change of low fertility, low mortality and increasing life expectancy. Japan¡¦s ¡§Dankainosedai¡¨ (Baby boomer) getting old led to a rapid aging society in the past twenty years. Currently, the percentage of older people in Japan significantly exceeds global average and even reaches a level so called super-aging society. Such phenomenon of baby bust and population aging not only deteriorates the economic growth but also reduces government¡¦s budget for public construction, leads to rural-urban divide, and causes major social issues such as family support, retirement and healthcares. Recent literature focusing on influence of demographic transition on economic growth was primarily based on cross-sectional data or panel data. Few articles presented analysis using the prefecture -by- prefecture or regional data as a base. Therefore, we try to clarify the interaction between demographic change and economic growth by using 47 prefectures¡¦ statistic data of Japan, which is very well collected and ideal for conducting documental regression analysis. The objective of this paper is to provide some conclusions from Japan which might be useful for the government of Taiwan when making population and economic policy. Following Bloom and Williamson¡]1998¡^, this paper seek to examine the links between several variables, such as demographic change , and economic growth, by running regressions on panel data covering 47 prefectures of Japan during 1975-2008. We found that population growth, age structure, physical capital and industrial structure did have significant impact on growth rates of Japan. Population growth as a whole and the young and elderly dependants had a strong negative impact on economic growth, while growth of the working-age population and physical capital had strong positive impact. The result shown that the economic growth of Japan was impeded for a few years since the age structure of population was shifted to constrictive type which is caused by baby bust and aging. We also tried different frameworks to examine the influence of various variables, such as selecting some prefectures with unique feature, segmenting seven major economic regions, or dividing years in two periods ¡]before and after the year with bubble economy 1989¡^. We can make a conclusion that comparing with the period 1975 -1989, the economic growth rate during 1990-2008 slumped due to the changes of age structure, physical capital and industrial structure.

<p>Many older adults in the developing world rely on their adult children for financial, instrumental, and emotional support. The People's Republic of China (PRC), which will experience rapid population aging in the current century, is no exception. Many scholars and policy-makers are concerned that rapid economic, social, and demographic change in China is leading to a decline in traditional support for aging parents. This study examines the impact of family ties and economic resources on the receipt of support and the health of older adults across communities in China at different levels of economic development.</p><p> I analyze data from the 2002 and 2008 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) as well as the 2000 and 2005 1% Chinese Census. Initiated in 1998, the CLHLS interviewed older adults residing in a random sample of counties and cities in 22 provinces and municipalities of China. Additionally, in 2002 a subset of adult children of CLHLS respondents were also interviewed in a separate survey. Furthermore, the 2008-2009 wave collected additional data from middle-aged and older adults residing in specially designated "longevity areas" in China. In addition to the standard questionnaire and health exam, samples of blood and urine were also collected by medical personnel. </p><p> The first empirical chapter of this dissertation examines the association between filial piety/altruism and financial transfers to aging parents from adult children using factor analysis, binary logistic regression, and linear regression. The second paper looks at the socioeconomic-status health gradient using biomarker data among older adults residing in longevity areas using binary logistic regression analysis. The third paper examines both individual-level and community-level determinants of non-normative intergenerational coresidence - living with an adult daughter instead of an adult son-- through multilevel binary logistic models analyzing both survey and census data. </p><p> I find that (1) adult children's attitudes towards filial piety and family values are associated with both presence and amount of financial transfers to older parents, net of controls for adult child's socioeconomic status, parental need, parents' earlier life transfers to children, and whether elderly parents' provide instrumental support to adult children. (2) Similar to previous research in middle-income countries, many biomarkers were not associated with socioeconomic status but those that were demonstrated a reversed gradient - higher socioeconomic status was associated with worse health. (3) Greater numbers of daughters, higher levels of individual socioeconomic status, and residing in a more developed community was associated with greater likelihood of coresidence with adult daughters versus adult sons.</p> / Dissertation

Research on aging in low income countries tends to overlook socio-cultural dimensions, including the significance of change. Because countries like Kenya are expected to witness a demographic shift in coming years, and because different forms of change will place new pressures on existing resources during the same timeframe, there is a need to bridge this gap. This study therefore grapples with the following question: How is change shaping the characteristics and needs of Kenya‘s aging population? This thesis adopts a mixed methods approach informed by critical gerontology and life course perspectives to examine the aging experiences of Pokot elders living in Marich Pass, north western Kenya, in face of multi-scalar changes. Results highlight the challenges and opportunities created by change, and illuminate a need to develop resources to support informal caregivers, to buttress existing formal supports, and to develop additional formal supports to address the unique needs of Pokot elders.

El artículo analiza la forma en que son usados e interpretados los servicios del programa Centros del Adulto Mayor (CAM) del Seguro Social en Salud por los usuarios y profesionales que lo ejecutan en un distrito popular del sur de Lima. Sobre la base de investigación etnográfica, se muestra la forma en que una política construye una “forma de vejez ideal” que es promovida a través de los servicios que ofrece. Lo planteado por el programa no es asumido de manera pasiva por los profesionales que lo implementan a nivel local. Ellos reinterpretan sus lineamientos en función de sus sentidos comunes y experiencias lo cual genera grandes contradicciones así como una reproducción parcial de prejuicios relacionados a la vejez. Por otro lado, los usuarios utilizan el programa como mecanismo para afrontar crisis experimentadas en esta etapa de sus vidas, así como para oponerse al discurso hegemónico que los destina a vivir su vejez que no los satisface. El CAM les ofrece estas oportunidades pero no pueden ser aprovechadas uniformemente ya que no todos los miembros cuentan con los recursos o capacidades para hacerlo, así como también genera malestar al aislarlos conceptual y espacialmente denominándolos “adultos mayores”. / The article analyzes the uses and interpretations of the services of a Senior Activity Center program (Centros del Adulto Mayor - CAM) by its users and the professionals who direct it in a low-income urban district of Lima, Peru. Based on ethnographic research, and revealed the way a public policy builds an «ideal old age» which is promoted by their services. This is not passively assumed by the professionals who implement the program locally. They reinterpret their guidelines based on their common sense and experience which generates contradictions and a partial reproduction of prejudices related to old age. On the other hand, users use the program as a mechanism to deal with moments of crisis that were experienced at this stage of their lives. Also to oppose the hegemonic discourse of old age that doesn’t satisfy them. The CAM offers these opportunities but they don’t benefit all members uniformly because they don’t have the same resources or capacity. The program also creates discomfort between these elders because it isolates them conceptually and spatially when it calls them «seniors».

Este trabalho busca compreender e analisar a dinâmica demográfica da cidade de Porto Alegre-RS, conjugada à dinâmica da produção imobiliária, a fim de contribuir com subsídios para o planejamento de políticas públicas. O aumento do contingente idoso, a redução do índice de fecundidade, o baixo crescimento populacional, as desigualdades socioespaciais nas áreas centrais e periféricas da cidade retratam, na atualidade, a produção do espaço urbano. A metodologia adotada para este estudo consistiu em três etapas: a primeira corresponde ao levantamento bibliográfico, cartográfico e de dados dos censos demográficos de 2000 e 2010, dos censos imobiliários levantados pelo Sinduscon e dos relatórios anuais levantados e organizados pelo Secovi-RS; a segunda parte, na elaboração de produtos cartográficos através dos materiais obtidos, os quais foram analisados e organizados para que os objetivos da pesquisa fossem alcançados. Por último, a elaboração e a interpretação dos resultados, através da sistematização dos dados obtidos e produzidos durante a realização do trabalho. Fez parte deste estudo, também, avaliar os empreendimentos imobiliários destinados à alta renda e baixa renda. Através dos Censos Imobiliários do SINDUSCON, pudemos identificar os principais eixos de valorização imobiliária, destacando-se os perfis populacionais. Da mesma forma, o levantamento dos empreendimentos vinculados ao Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida permitiu, através da análise espacial, identificar o vetor de expansão para a zona sul. Dessa maneira, conseguimos entender o ordenamento territorial da cidade, como um espaço urbano aparentemente fragmentado e segregado, pautado pela valorização das áreas centrais e pela intensificação do processo de expansão da urbanização em direção à periferia. Através da espacialização do processo de envelhecimento populacional foi possível identificar e diferenciar os principais eixos de valorização imobiliária, caracterizando um processo de ocupação fragmentado, adicionado à fragmentação socioespacial da cidade. / This paper seeks to understand and analyze the demographic dynamics in the different districts of the city of Porto Alegre-RS, coupled to the dynamics of the housing production in order to provide insight into the implementation of public policies. The increase of the elderly quota, the reduction in the fertility rate, low population growth, socio-spatial inequalities in central and peripheral areas of the city portray, at present, the production of urban space. The methodology adopted for this study consisted of three stages: the first corresponds to the literature, cartographic and 2010 Census data; the second part for the preparation of cartographic products through materials obtained, which were analyzed and organized so that the research objectives were achieved. Finally, the drafting and interpretation of results, through the systematization of data and produced during the work. He was part of this study also assess the real estate projects aimed at high income. Through the Real Estate SINDUSCON Census, we identify the main areas of real estate valuation, highlighting the population profiles. Thus, we can understand the territorial organization of the city, as a seemingly fragmented and segregated city, marked by the appreciation of the central areas and intensification of the urban periphery process. Through the spatial distribution of population aging process can identify and differentiate the focus for real estate appreciation, featuring a fragmented occupation process, added to social and spatial fragmentation of the city.

Com a intencionalidade de se colaborar com uma cartografia digital proposta, a pesquisa desenvolveu uma metodologia rizomática para se grafar as relações entre os Idosos e a cidade de Porto Alegre. Tal leitura-grafia foi construída pelos alunos do 3º Ano, Turma 312, do Ensino Médio do Instituto de Educação Flores da Cunha. A aprendizagem, baseada no estudo de demografia, conhecimento adquirido ao longo dos anos escolares na disciplina de Geografia, mas cujo estudo mais complexo se dá durante o ensino médio, através do estudo das populações – com ênfase na população brasileira – teve o estudo do envelhecimento da população como norteador da pesquisa. Para tal, aprofundamos os estudos, sob as lentes da Geografia e dos Estudos Culturais, para as transformações demográficas que acontecem a nível mundial, federal e estadual, discutindo questões políticas públicas, panoramas sociais e econômicos de os diferentes discursos que constroem múltiplas facetas sobre a terceira idade. Apontamos nosso olhar para o cotidiano da cidade de Porto Alegre e miramos nas questões de infraestrutura e acesso à cidade, ao lazer e à saúde da população Idosa. Perante a esse leque de possibilidades, acabamos por escolher, durante os percursos trilhados, aqueles caminhos que nos ofereceram sentido para a nossa cartografia das representações do envelhecer em Porto Alegre. Pretendeu-se com isso, além de abordar temas estudados em sala de aula, aproximar as gerações, observar os usos dos espaços na cidade de Porto Alegre e construir no jovem uma consciência dos problemas sociais decorrentes do envelhecimento da população brasileira, e os enfrentamentos que essa população tem seu cotidiano. Todas as informações sistematizadas, referentes à população idosa de cada cidade, construíram o que se denomina atualmente de Cartografia Colaborativa digital, onde, os dados e informações que coletamos ao longo da pesquisa serviram para compartilhar digitalmente e compor nossa colaboração na cartografia da página de internet “Mapeando o topo da pirâmide”. / With the intentionality of collaborating on a proposed digital cartography, the research developed a rhizomatic methodology to describe relationships between the elderly and the city of Porto Alegre. This reading-graphic was built by students of the 3rd Year of high school, Class 312, of the Institute of Education Flores da Cunha. Learning, based on the study of demography, knowledge acquired during school years of the discipline of Geography, but whose more complex study is given at high school level, through the study of populations - with emphasis on the Brazilian population - being the population aging studies our research guide. In order to do so, we deepen the studies, under the lenses of Geography and Cultural Studies, into demographic transformations that take place at the world, federal and state levels, discussing public policy issues, social and economic scenarios of the different speeches that construct multiple facets about third Age. We turn our eyes to the daily life of the city of Porto Alegre and aim at the issues of infrastructure and access to the city, leisure and health of the elderly population. Under this range of possibilities, we ended up choosing, along the trails traveled, the paths that gave us meaning for our cartography of the representations of aging in Porto Alegre. It was intended, besides addressing topics studied in the classroom, to bring the generations closer together, to observe the uses of spaces in the city of Porto Alegre and to build in the young person an awareness of the social problems resulting from the aging of the Brazilian population, and the confrontations on which this population has its daily life. All the systematized information about the elderly population of each city built what is currently called Digital Collaborative Cartography, where the data and information we collected over the research served to digitally share and compose our collaboration in the cartography of the website “Mapeando o topo da Pirâmide" (Mapping the top of the pyramid).

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2004-12-10Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:21:11Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 carvalho_cb_dr_mar.pdf: 800246 bytes, checksum: ce19760f78547617bc41c5f6ec1c1fcd (MD5) / Nas sociedades contemporâneas é constante a preocupação das áreas de educação e saúde, referentes ao envelhecimento humano, isso pela dificuldade de inserção social dessa faixa etária. Dados estatísticos comprovam o envelhecimento populacional do Brasil, com aumento da expectativa de vida; porém existem e devem ser consideradas as implicações biológicas, psicológicas, econômicas e sociais do envelhecimento. Nosso objetivo neste trabalho foi analisar a influência da escola e das práticas pedagógicas na construção dos conceitos de 'envelhecimento humano' e 'sujeito idoso', além de investigar se elas oferecem uma educação favorável à inserção social. Foram avaliadas as concepções e representações sociais acerca do envelhecimento humano, através de questionários aplicados aos professores, alunos, seus pais e funcionários de várias escolas públicas e particulares da cidade de Marília (SP). Foi analisado o material didático utilizado nessas escolas, e constatado que nele, em geral, não é contemplado o tema envelhecimento humano. Também foram objeto de análise os documentos oficiais que norteiam a educação formal, como os Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais. Os resultados mostraram também que alguns professores abordam o tema ao explanar doenças, ciclo vital, hábitos alimentares e ainda através da interdisciplinaridade com o ensino religioso, utilizando-se de estratégias didáticas como trabalhos em grupo, pesquisas, leitura de textos e observação de idosos. De forma geral, os professores julgam importante o enfoque do tema em aulas, pois isso pode promover mudanças de comportamento em relação aos idosos. Os professores, os pais e os alunos definem idosos como pessoas com experiência de vida e sabedoria, enquanto os funcionários os definem como pessoas carentes que precisam de atenção, respeito e carinho... . / In contemporany societies, the educational and health areas are constantly concerned about the human aging because the social insertion of ederly people is really difficult. Statistical data confirm the population aging in Brazil with an increase in life expectancy; nevertheless, there are biological, psychological, economical and social implications of aging that must be considered. This paper was aimed at analyzing the influence of school and pedagogical practices on the construction of human aging and elderly subject concepts and also at investigating if these practices offer a favorable education for social insertion. Social concepts and representations related to human aing were evaluated by means of questionnaires answered by teachers, students, parents and employees in several public and private schools in Marília city (SP). The educational material used in these schools was analyzed and it was verified that, in general, it does not include the human aging topic. Official documents that direct the formal education, such as National Curricular Parameters, were also analysed. The results also showed that some teachers broach the topic by giving information about diseases, vital cycle, eating habits and thorugh interdiscipline with religious teaching, using educational strategies such as group assignments, research, reading of texts and observation of elderly people. Teachers, in general, consider it important to focus the topic during the classes because this can cause behavuir changes concerned to elderly people. Teachers, parents and studentes define elderly people as who have life experience and wisdom, while employees define them as people who need attention, respect and affction. Teachers point the family, the society itself and architectural barriers as social exclusion factors for elderly people. Students mention bank and... (Complete abstract, click electronic address below).

Com a intencionalidade de se colaborar com uma cartografia digital proposta, a pesquisa desenvolveu uma metodologia rizomática para se grafar as relações entre os Idosos e a cidade de Porto Alegre. Tal leitura-grafia foi construída pelos alunos do 3º Ano, Turma 312, do Ensino Médio do Instituto de Educação Flores da Cunha. A aprendizagem, baseada no estudo de demografia, conhecimento adquirido ao longo dos anos escolares na disciplina de Geografia, mas cujo estudo mais complexo se dá durante o ensino médio, através do estudo das populações – com ênfase na população brasileira – teve o estudo do envelhecimento da população como norteador da pesquisa. Para tal, aprofundamos os estudos, sob as lentes da Geografia e dos Estudos Culturais, para as transformações demográficas que acontecem a nível mundial, federal e estadual, discutindo questões políticas públicas, panoramas sociais e econômicos de os diferentes discursos que constroem múltiplas facetas sobre a terceira idade. Apontamos nosso olhar para o cotidiano da cidade de Porto Alegre e miramos nas questões de infraestrutura e acesso à cidade, ao lazer e à saúde da população Idosa. Perante a esse leque de possibilidades, acabamos por escolher, durante os percursos trilhados, aqueles caminhos que nos ofereceram sentido para a nossa cartografia das representações do envelhecer em Porto Alegre. Pretendeu-se com isso, além de abordar temas estudados em sala de aula, aproximar as gerações, observar os usos dos espaços na cidade de Porto Alegre e construir no jovem uma consciência dos problemas sociais decorrentes do envelhecimento da população brasileira, e os enfrentamentos que essa população tem seu cotidiano. Todas as informações sistematizadas, referentes à população idosa de cada cidade, construíram o que se denomina atualmente de Cartografia Colaborativa digital, onde, os dados e informações que coletamos ao longo da pesquisa serviram para compartilhar digitalmente e compor nossa colaboração na cartografia da página de internet “Mapeando o topo da pirâmide”. / With the intentionality of collaborating on a proposed digital cartography, the research developed a rhizomatic methodology to describe relationships between the elderly and the city of Porto Alegre. This reading-graphic was built by students of the 3rd Year of high school, Class 312, of the Institute of Education Flores da Cunha. Learning, based on the study of demography, knowledge acquired during school years of the discipline of Geography, but whose more complex study is given at high school level, through the study of populations - with emphasis on the Brazilian population - being the population aging studies our research guide. In order to do so, we deepen the studies, under the lenses of Geography and Cultural Studies, into demographic transformations that take place at the world, federal and state levels, discussing public policy issues, social and economic scenarios of the different speeches that construct multiple facets about third Age. We turn our eyes to the daily life of the city of Porto Alegre and aim at the issues of infrastructure and access to the city, leisure and health of the elderly population. Under this range of possibilities, we ended up choosing, along the trails traveled, the paths that gave us meaning for our cartography of the representations of aging in Porto Alegre. It was intended, besides addressing topics studied in the classroom, to bring the generations closer together, to observe the uses of spaces in the city of Porto Alegre and to build in the young person an awareness of the social problems resulting from the aging of the Brazilian population, and the confrontations on which this population has its daily life. All the systematized information about the elderly population of each city built what is currently called Digital Collaborative Cartography, where the data and information we collected over the research served to digitally share and compose our collaboration in the cartography of the website “Mapeando o topo da Pirâmide" (Mapping the top of the pyramid).