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Young - Old
Deane Simpson
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Description for Young - Old
Hardback. -Current topic: A book about the impact of today's aging population on society and urban planning -Uses numerous photographs, drawings and maps to illustrate different examples of retirement settlements Num Pages: 384 pages, 250. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 173 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Gerontopia examines contemporary architectural and urban mutations that have emerged as a consequence of one of the key demographic transformations of our time: population aging. Distinguishing between different phases of old age, it identifies the group known as the "Young-Old" as a remarkable petri dish for experimental forms of subjectivity, collectivity, and environment. In investigating this field of latent urban and architectural novelty, Gerontopia asserts both the escapist and emancipatory dimensions of these practices. Richly illustrated with drawings, maps, and photographs, the volume documents phenomena ranging from the continuous, golf cart accessible urban landscapes of the world's largest retirement community ... Read more
Gerontopia examines contemporary architectural and urban mutations that have emerged as a consequence of one of the key demographic transformations of our time: population aging. Distinguishing between different phases of old age, it identifies the group known as the "Young-Old" as a remarkable petri dish for experimental forms of subjectivity, collectivity, and environment. In investigating this field of latent urban and architectural novelty, Gerontopia asserts both the escapist and emancipatory dimensions of these practices. Richly illustrated with drawings, maps, and photographs, the volume documents phenomena ranging from the continuous, golf cart accessible urban landscapes of the world's largest retirement community ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers Switzerland
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Baden, Switzerland
ISBN
9783037783504
SKU
V9783037783504
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Ref
99-2
About Deane Simpson
Deane Simpson is an architect and urbanist teaching at the Royal Danish Academy School of Architecture Copenhagen and at BAS Bergen, where he is professor of architecture and urbanism.
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