Ageing and place perspectives, policy, practice

• Other Authors: Andrews, Gavin J. (Editor), Phillips, David R.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London New York Routledge 2005
• Series: Routledge studies in human geography ; 9
• Subjects: Human geography; Gerontology; Age distribution (Demography); Older people > Social conditions; Older people > Services for
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• Physical Description: 272 pages : cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0415320445

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.