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Autore |
Hunt Michael E. |
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Titolo |
Retirement communities : an American original / / Michael E. Hunt. [et al.] |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-84945-5 |
1-315-05919-3 |
1-135-84938-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Collana |
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Journal of housing for the elderly ; ; Volume 1, no. 3/4 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Retirement communities - United States |
Life care communities - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published by The Haworth Press, Inc., 1984. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Retirement Community Phenomenon; Chapter 2 Retirement New Towns; Rossmoor Leisure World, Laguna Hills, California; Sun City, Arizona; Chapter 3 Retirement Villages; Hawthorne, Leesburg, Florida; Leisure Village West, Manchester Township, New Jersey; Chapter 4 Retirement Subdivisions; Orange Gardens, Kissimmee, Florida; Trailer Estates, Manatee County, Florida; Chapter 5 Retirement Residences; Baptist Gardens, Long Beach, California |
Williams Memorial Residence, New York, New YorkChapter 6 Continuing Care Retirement Centers; Friendship Village, Schaumburg, Illinois; Otterbein Home, Warren County, Ohio; Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusions; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This insightful book focuses on state-of-the-art retirement communities in the United States today. Experts from the fields of urban planning, architecture, and aging present in-depth profiles of a variety of retirement communities. The changing function and character of retirement communities--resulting from changes in supply and demand, alternate lifestyles, and other environmental needs of an ever-increasing aging population--are explored. The timely discussions in |
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this useful resource offer insights into the relative strengths and weaknesses of various types of retirement communities with |
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