Creating Aging-Friendly Communities
Scharlach, Andrew E.; Lehning, Amanda
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Description for Creating Aging-Friendly Communities
hardcover. Creating Aging-Friendly Communities examines the need to redesign America's communities to respond to our aging society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AMK; JKSN; MBN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
Creating Aging-Friendly Communities (CAFC) examines the need to redesign America's communities to respond to the realities of our rapidly aging society. The text focuses on the interface between individuals and their environments, and the ways in which communities can enhance individual and community well-being. What differentiates CAFC from other books is its breadth of focus, its comprehensive and evidence-based consideration of key concepts, its inclusion of social as well as physical infrastructure characteristics, and its intensive examination of models of community change for fostering aging-friendliness. It presents a conceptually and empirically-based model of aging-friendliness, identifies environmental modifications that could enhance ... Read more
Creating Aging-Friendly Communities (CAFC) examines the need to redesign America's communities to respond to the realities of our rapidly aging society. The text focuses on the interface between individuals and their environments, and the ways in which communities can enhance individual and community well-being. What differentiates CAFC from other books is its breadth of focus, its comprehensive and evidence-based consideration of key concepts, its inclusion of social as well as physical infrastructure characteristics, and its intensive examination of models of community change for fostering aging-friendliness. It presents a conceptually and empirically-based model of aging-friendliness, identifies environmental modifications that could enhance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199379583
SKU
V9780199379583
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About Scharlach, Andrew E.; Lehning, Amanda
Andrew E. Scharlach, PhD, is Professor of Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley, where he holds the Eugene and Rose Kleiner Chair in Aging and directs the Gerontology specialization in the School of Social Welfare. He also serves as Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services, where he conducts research designed to inform ... Read more
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