Ageing and Place
Published on 10. November 2004
272 pages
978-1-134-36137-3 (ISBN)
Description
During recent years, an increasing amount of academic research has focused on older people with a particular emphasis on settings, places and spaces. This book provides a comprehensive review of research and the policy area of 'ageing and place'.
An insightful book on an important topic, Andrews and Phillips have together edited a valuable information and reference source for those with interests in the spatial dimensions of ageing in the twenty-first century. Ranging from macro-scale perspectives on the distribution of older populations on national scales, to the meaning of specific local places and settings to older individuals, on the micro-scale, the book spans an entire range of research traditions and international perspectives.
An insightful book on an important topic, Andrews and Phillips have together edited a valuable information and reference source for those with interests in the spatial dimensions of ageing in the twenty-first century. Ranging from macro-scale perspectives on the distribution of older populations on national scales, to the meaning of specific local places and settings to older individuals, on the micro-scale, the book spans an entire range of research traditions and international perspectives.
Reviews / Votes
'I highly recommend this book, as it leaves the reader with a greater appreciation for the role of spaces, places and landscapes in the lives of older adults.' - Ageing and Society, Volume 2/2 - 2005'With an average chapter length of fourteen pages, the book has a rather breezy feel and read. Readers will find these chapters useful springboards toward deeper explorations in ageing, including work by the authors themselves' - The Professional Geographer, Volume 58 - 2006
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
12 s/w Zeichnungen
12 Line drawings, black and white
File size
1,36 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-36137-3 (9781134361373)
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11/2004
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Ageing and Place
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Persons
Gavin J. Andrews, David R. Phillips
Content
Introduction 1. Geographical Studies in Ageing: Progress and Connections to Social Gerontology 2. Placing Ageing: Positionings in the Study of Older People 3. Multi-Disciplinary Configurations in Gerontology 4. International Demographic Transitions 5. Residential Homes: From Distributions in Space to the Elements of Place 6. Home as a New Site of Care Provision and Consumption 7. Healthy Ageing in the Community 8. The Physically Ageing Body and the Use of Space Environment and Psychological Responses to Ageing 10. Ageing in Rural Communities: Vulnerable People in Vulnerable Places 11. Ageing and the Urban Environment 12. Imagined Landscapes of Age and Identity 13. Cataloguing Old Age 14. Making Space for Identity
