Re-Creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging

Name: Re-Creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging
Price: 65.83 USD
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ISBN: 9781932529241

ISBN-10: 1932529241

ISBN-13: 9781932529241

Edition: 2008

Authors: Nancy Carman, Jack Carman, Bob Scarfo, Pauline S. Abbott, Pauline S. Abbott

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The aging population will cause dramatic changes in the spatial, social, psychological, and behavioural definitions of retirement and retirement communities. This book provides equal parts forecasting, advocacy for new ideas, and guidance for the evolution of existing models.

Book details

List price: $47.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Health Professions Press
Publication date: 10/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Foreword



Foreword




The World of Senior Living



A History of Long-Term Care in the United States




Public Health and the Built Environment




Geographic Information Systems: Health and Aging as a Spatial Construct




Nature-Related Contact for Healthy Communities: From Hunter-Gatherer to Horticultural Therapy




Supportive Environments in the Community, the Neighborhood, and at Home



The Evolution of Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Not Your Grandmother's Retirement Community




Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities: Thriving through Creative Retrofitting




Cohousing and Shared Housing




Outdoor Environments Supportive of Independence and Aging Well




Technology and Aging: Adapting Homes and Shopping Environments with Assistive Technologies




Preparing for the Near and Distant Futures



Collaboration as the Key to the Successful Future of Aging



Index