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Elderburbia - Aging with a Sense of Place in America (Hardcover, New)
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Elderburbia - Aging with a Sense of Place in America (Hardcover, New)
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An informed and often moving account of the crucial role of place
in the lives of elders and what researchers and city planners are
doing-and need to do-to make communities more age-friendly.
Elderburbia: Aging with a Sense of Place in America argues that
aging is not about time and the body, but about place and
relationships. Drawing on the fascinating, multidisciplinary field
of ethnography, it gives readers a deeper understanding of how the
aging experience is shaped by where people call home, as well as a
look at what makes a place well-suited for post-retirement living.
Elderburbia combines cutting-edge scholarship with practical
advice. The book provides an introduction to pivotal research on
the broad subject of aging and place, including studies of
migration and relocation. It also takes readers inside innovative
elder-friendly community planning around the United States,
particularly AdvantAge-an initiative to help counties, cities, and
towns prepare for the growing number of older adults who are "aging
in place," as opposed to moving to retiree-only communities.
Everyone from individuals and families to social workers,
activists, and city officials will find this a helpful,
enlightening resource. 20 individual profiles of community
development initiatives and design guidelines for elder-friendly
communities, participatory research, and planning methods Excerpts
from original ethnographic research on the sense of place and
meaning of home, sociability design guidelines, and participation
methods Graphics depicting elder-friendly community indicators and
four domains of an elder-friendly community An extensive
bibliography drawing on sources from anthropology, community
planning, gerontology, and the broad literature on sense of place
and phenomenology
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