The Global Age-Friendly Community Movement : a Critical Appraisal.

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The age-friendly community movement is a global phenomenon, currently growing with the support of the WHO and multiple international and national organizations in the field of aging. Drawing on an extensive collection of international case studies, this volume provides an introduction to the movemen...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stafford, Philip B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2018.
Series:Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations Ser.
Subjects:
Older people > Services for > United States.
Older people > Housing > United States.
Community development > United States.
Personnes âgées > Services > États-Unis.
Développement communautaire > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Community development
Older people > Housing
Older people > Services for
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; The Global Age-Friendly Community Movement; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations and Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Theorizing and Practicing Age-Friendly Development; Part 1. Equity and Sustainability; Chaper 1
  • Creating Age-Friendly Communities in Urban Environments: Research Issues and Policy Recommendations; Chapter 2
  • Training Advocates to Undertake Livable Community Initiatives: A Pilot Program; Chapter 3
  • Public Places, Community, and the Physical and Mental Health of Children and Elders.
  • Chapter 4
  • The Intersection Between Sustainable and Age-Friendly DevelopmentPart 2. Age-Friendly Neighborhoods; Chapter 5
  • Accessibility, Participation, Networking: The Impact of a Local Network on the Environment and the Life Relationship of Older People; Chapter 6
  • Assessing the Aging-Friendliness of Two New York City Neighborhoods: A Case Study; Part 3. Collaboration across Generations; Chapter 7
  • Communities for All Ages: Reinforcing and Reimagining the Social Compact; Chapter 8
  • Ibasho Café: Giving Elders a Role to Play in Making Communities More Resilient.
  • Chapter 9
  • Youth and Older Persons as Agents for Change: Creating an Inclusive and Age-Friendly Society for AllPart 4. Rural Aging; Chapter 10
  • Retrofitting Small Towns: How Aging in Place Could Transform Rural America; Chapter 11
  • Creating an Age-Friendly Community in a Depopulated Town in Japan: A Search for Resilient Ways to Cherish New Commons as Local Cultural Resources; Part V
  • Being Well Enough in Old Age; Chapter 12
  • Relational Well-Being and Age-Friendly Cities; Index.

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