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Independent for Life : Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (320 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780292737938
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Independent for LifeDDC classification:
  • 363.5/9460973
LOC classification:
  • HD7287
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Introduction: Independent/Successful Longevity -- 1. New Visions for Aging in Place (Henry Cisneros) -- 2. A Hopeful Future (Laura L. Carstensen) -- Part II. Demographics and Challenges -- 3. Changing Demographic Realities (Adele M. Hayutin) -- 4. Future Social and Economic Changes (Anthony Downs) -- Part III. Housing and Services -- 5. From Home to Hospice: The Range of Housing Alternatives (Elinor Ginzler) -- 6. Community Services (Jennie Chin Hansen and Andrew Scharlach) -- Part IV. Homes -- 7. The Home Environment and Aging (Esther Greenhouse) -- 8. Technology Solutions (Eric Dishman) -- 9. A Contractor's Perspective (Greg Miedema) -- 10. A Case Study: Interior Design for Aging in Place (M. Robbins Black) -- 11. Multifamily Housing (Hipolito Roldan) -- 12. A Case Study: The Freedom Home (Keith Collins) -- Part V. Neighborhoods -- 13. Healthy Communities (Lawrence D. Frank) -- 14. Local Community Action (Ron Littlefield and Robert H. McNulty) -- 15. Retrofitting Suburbs (Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson) -- 16. Longevity and Urbanism (Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Scott Ball) -- 17. Neighborhood Development (Christopher B. Leinberger and Michael Glynn) -- Part VI. Strategies for Change -- 18. Vulnerable Populations (Fernando Torres-Gil and Brian Hofland) -- 19. Housing Finance (Richard K. Green and Gary D. Painter) -- 20. A Political Strategy (Shirley Franklin and Jane Hickie) -- Conclusion: Aging in Place (Henry Cisneros) -- Resources -- Glossary -- Index.
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Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Introduction: Independent/Successful Longevity -- 1. New Visions for Aging in Place (Henry Cisneros) -- 2. A Hopeful Future (Laura L. Carstensen) -- Part II. Demographics and Challenges -- 3. Changing Demographic Realities (Adele M. Hayutin) -- 4. Future Social and Economic Changes (Anthony Downs) -- Part III. Housing and Services -- 5. From Home to Hospice: The Range of Housing Alternatives (Elinor Ginzler) -- 6. Community Services (Jennie Chin Hansen and Andrew Scharlach) -- Part IV. Homes -- 7. The Home Environment and Aging (Esther Greenhouse) -- 8. Technology Solutions (Eric Dishman) -- 9. A Contractor's Perspective (Greg Miedema) -- 10. A Case Study: Interior Design for Aging in Place (M. Robbins Black) -- 11. Multifamily Housing (Hipolito Roldan) -- 12. A Case Study: The Freedom Home (Keith Collins) -- Part V. Neighborhoods -- 13. Healthy Communities (Lawrence D. Frank) -- 14. Local Community Action (Ron Littlefield and Robert H. McNulty) -- 15. Retrofitting Suburbs (Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson) -- 16. Longevity and Urbanism (Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Scott Ball) -- 17. Neighborhood Development (Christopher B. Leinberger and Michael Glynn) -- Part VI. Strategies for Change -- 18. Vulnerable Populations (Fernando Torres-Gil and Brian Hofland) -- 19. Housing Finance (Richard K. Green and Gary D. Painter) -- 20. A Political Strategy (Shirley Franklin and Jane Hickie) -- Conclusion: Aging in Place (Henry Cisneros) -- Resources -- Glossary -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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