Creating Aging-Friendly Communities.
Scharlach, Andrew.
Creating Aging-Friendly Communities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (289 pages)
Cover -- Creating Aging-Friendly Communities -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: Why America's Communities Must Become More Aging Friendly -- Part I Aging and Community -- 1. Aging in America: Challenges and Opportunities for Communities -- 2. Aging Well -- 3. The Community Context for Aging Well -- 4. Toward Aging-Friendly Communities -- Part II Characteristics of Aging-Friendly Communities -- 5. Overcoming Physical Barriers to Aging Well: Mobility and the Built Environment -- 6. Promoting Social Engagement -- 7. Optimizing Personal Well-Being: Health and Social Supports -- Part III Creating Aging-Friendly Communities -- 8. Approaches to Aging-Friendly Community Change -- 9. Community Planning Models -- 10. Cross-Sector Collaborations -- 11. Community Development Initiatives -- Part IV Aging-Friendly Communities-Challenges and Opportunities -- 12. The Challenges of Making Communities More Aging Friendly -- 13. Conclusion: Aging-Friendly Communities-Present and Future -- Appendix: Resources for Creating Aging-Friendly Communities -- References -- Index.
Creating Aging-Friendly Communities examines the need to redesign America's communities to respond to our aging society. What differentiates it from other books is its breadth of focus, evidence-based consideration of key infrastructure characteristics, and examination of the strengths and limitations of promising approaches for fostering aging-friendly communities.
9780199379590
Population aging - United States.
Electronic books.
HQ1064.U5S35 2016
305.260973
Creating Aging-Friendly Communities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (289 pages)
Cover -- Creating Aging-Friendly Communities -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: Why America's Communities Must Become More Aging Friendly -- Part I Aging and Community -- 1. Aging in America: Challenges and Opportunities for Communities -- 2. Aging Well -- 3. The Community Context for Aging Well -- 4. Toward Aging-Friendly Communities -- Part II Characteristics of Aging-Friendly Communities -- 5. Overcoming Physical Barriers to Aging Well: Mobility and the Built Environment -- 6. Promoting Social Engagement -- 7. Optimizing Personal Well-Being: Health and Social Supports -- Part III Creating Aging-Friendly Communities -- 8. Approaches to Aging-Friendly Community Change -- 9. Community Planning Models -- 10. Cross-Sector Collaborations -- 11. Community Development Initiatives -- Part IV Aging-Friendly Communities-Challenges and Opportunities -- 12. The Challenges of Making Communities More Aging Friendly -- 13. Conclusion: Aging-Friendly Communities-Present and Future -- Appendix: Resources for Creating Aging-Friendly Communities -- References -- Index.
Creating Aging-Friendly Communities examines the need to redesign America's communities to respond to our aging society. What differentiates it from other books is its breadth of focus, evidence-based consideration of key infrastructure characteristics, and examination of the strengths and limitations of promising approaches for fostering aging-friendly communities.
9780199379590
Population aging - United States.
Electronic books.
HQ1064.U5S35 2016
305.260973