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University-Linked Retirement Communities - Student Visions of Eldercare (Hardcover)
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University-Linked Retirement Communities - Student Visions of Eldercare (Hardcover)
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University-Linked Retirement Communities focuses on the special
attributes of a retirement community designed as an integral part
of a university. It discusses the theoretical and practical aspects
of such a retirement community, which provides a rich and varied
context for older people to be exposed to new ideas and learning
opportunities for personal growth. The book centers on the premise
that knowledge of basic principles of human behavior helps clarify
understanding of the relationship between environment and behavior.
Grounded in current research in the field of environment and aging,
the book helps readers consider how the environment lends different
aesthetic experiences and activity patterns to people of different
backgrounds and capabilities. Some of the major environment and
design issues chapters address are: person-environment fit privacy
personal space wayfinding barrier-free design healthcare personal
growth site developmentUniversity-Linked Retirement Communities was
developed from a two-term course offered at the University of
Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning that dealt with
aging and the environment. The book is divided into two parts.
Chapters in the first section discuss a variety of issues,
including the meaning of "community," a day in the life of an
elderly person living in a retirement community, site evaluation
for a theoretical retirement community, and reviews of different
physical components for a retirement community. The second section
contains four student presentations of designs for a retirement
community and comments on the projects from a design jury.This book
is a valuable source of information for a variety of readers.
University-Linked Retirement Communities is of interest to
potential users of eldercare services and their families; service
providers; designers, architects, policymakers, and developers
dealing with the elderly; and educators and students of
architecture, environmental design, and other fields who are
involved in housing and care options for senior adults.
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