Ageing and Place

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

During recent years, an increasing amount of academic research has focused on older people with a particular emphasis on settings, places and spaces. This book provides a comprehensive review of research and the policy area of 'ageing and place'. An insightful book on an important topic, Andrews and Phillips have together edited a valuable information and reference source for those with interests in the spatial dimensions of ageing in the twenty-first century. Ranging from macro-scale perspectives on the distribution of older populations on national scales, to the meaning of specific local places and settings to older individuals, on the micro-scale, the book spans an entire range of research traditions and international perspectives.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-11-25
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Human Geography
Antal sidor:268
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415320443

Utforska kategorier

Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Gavin J. Andrews, David R. Phillips

Recensioner i media

'I highly recommend this book, as it leaves the reader with a greater appreciation for the role of spaces, places and landscapes in the lives of older adults.' - Ageing and Society, Volume 2/2 - 2005'With an average chapter length of fourteen pages, the book has a rather breezy feel and read. Readers will find these chapters useful springboards toward deeper explorations in ageing, including work by the authors themselves' - The Professional Geographer, Volume 58 - 2006

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1. Geographical Studies in Ageing: Progress and Connections to Social Gerontology 2. Placing Ageing: Positionings in the Study of Older People 3. Multi-Disciplinary Configurations in Gerontology 4. International Demographic Transitions 5. Residential Homes: From Distributions in Space to the Elements of Place 6. Home as a New Site of Care Provision and Consumption 7. Healthy Ageing in the Community 8. The Physically Ageing Body and the Use of Space Environment and Psychological Responses to Ageing 10. Ageing in Rural Communities: Vulnerable People in Vulnerable Places 11. Ageing and the Urban Environment 12. Imagined Landscapes of Age and Identity 13. Cataloguing Old Age 14. Making Space for Identity