International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities
This book brings together recent scholarly work concerned with efforts around the world to transform cities so that they are more age-friendly. Common to all of the initiatives is recognition of the importance of the community environment for the well-being of the rapidly growing numbers of older pe...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Routledge
2016
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| Series: | Routledge studies in human geography
volume 55 |
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Add Tag | Summary: | This book brings together recent scholarly work concerned with efforts around the world to transform cities so that they are more age-friendly. Common to all of the initiatives is recognition of the importance of the community environment for the well-being of the rapidly growing numbers of older people. The collection includes chapters that examine the circumstances in which communities currently undertake significant age-friendly initiatives, public-private collaboration in age-friendly initiatives, collaboration across institutional sectors in age-friendly initiatives, policies that facilitate age-friendly developments, and the bases upon which age-friendly initiatives should be evaluated. It will be of interest to scholars in various fields including urban planning, gerontology, transportation planning, environmental design, and adult education. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 285 pages 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 9780415720717 |
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