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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778781103321

Titolo

The social and built environment in an older society / / Committee on an Aging Society, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988

ISBN

1-280-22164-X

9786610221646

0-309-54284-7

0-585-14287-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 292 pages) : illustrations

Collana

America's aging

Disciplina

305.2/6/0973

Soggetti

Older people - United States - Social conditions

Older people - Services for - United States

Quality of life - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 FRONT MATTER; 2 SUMMARY; 3 PROPOSALS FOR POLICY AND FURTHER RESEARCH; 4 THE DEMOGRAPHY OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AGING COHORTS; 5 SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; 6 CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES IN HOUSING; 7 THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF THE AGED; 8 CROSS-NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTS; 9 TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEW ENVIRONMENT; 10 DESIGN PROBLEMS IN ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE IN HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; 11 THE RELATION OF HOUSING AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS TO THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OLDER PEOPLE; 12 INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Third in the series, this book addresses the social implications of architectural and interpersonal environments for older people. It suggests how society and its structures can enhance the productivity of, and preserve the quality of life for, older residents in a community.