Creating Aging-Friendly Communities.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780199379590
- 305.260973
- HQ1064.U5S35 2016
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.
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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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