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050 4 _aHQ1064.U5S35 2016
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100 1 _aScharlach, Andrew.
245 1 0 _aCreating Aging-Friendly Communities.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press, Incorporated,
_c2015.
264 4 _c©2015.
300 _a1 online resource (289 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aCover -- 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.
520 _aCreating 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aPopulation aging - United States.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aLehning, Amanda.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aScharlach, Andrew
_tCreating Aging-Friendly Communities
_dOxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2015
_z9780199379583
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4083499
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