05405nam 2200673Ia 450 991096238560332120200520144314.00-8261-0814-8(CKB)2670000000331085(EBL)1123482(SSID)ssj0000835302(PQKBManifestationID)12367354(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835302(PQKBWorkID)10990153(PQKB)10706985(Au-PeEL)EBL1123482(CaPaEBR)ebr10662019(CaONFJC)MIL539580(OCoLC)854970430(MiAaPQ)EBC1123482(EXLCZ)99267000000033108520121120d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnvironmental gerontology making meaningful places in old age /Graham D. Rowles, Ph.D., Miriam Bernard, Ph.D., editors1st ed.New York, NY Springer20131 online resource (337 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-0813-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; PART I: The Meaning of Place in Residential and Public Spaces; Chapter 1: The Meaning and Significance of Place in Old Age; Developments in Environmental Gerontology; Human Experience of the Environment; Environmental Experience in Old Age; Why Place is Important; References; Chapter 2: Social Interactions in Public Spaces and Places: A Conceptual Overview; Editors' Introduction; Defining Public Spaces and Places; The Spatiality of Aging; Understanding to Implement Change; From Knowledge to Ownership to Practice; NotesReferencesPART II: Private Residences; Chapter 3: Creating and Sustaining Homelike Places in Residential Environments; Editors' Introduction; Toward an Integrative Theoretical Framework for Housing in Later Life; Housing and Healthy Aging in Very Old Age; From Knowledge to Practice; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4: A Place of One's Own: Reinterpreting the Meaning of Home Among Childless Older Women; Editors' Introduction; Positioning; Discussion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; PART III: Long-Term Care EnvironmentsChapter 5: The Complex Process of Becoming At-Home in Assisted LivingEditors' Introduction; Three Vignettes; Home as Place; Place Transitions and Home; Place Processes; Place Integration; Assisted Living and Becoming At-Home; Extensions and Practical Applications; Conclusions: Learning, Growth, and the Future; References; Chapter 6: Transforming Long-Stay Care in Ireland; Editors' Introduction; Long-Term Care and the Concept of Home; Long-Stay Care in Ireland; Is Residential Care in Ireland Homelike?; Creating Homelike Environments in Long-Stay Care Settings; Conclusion; ReferencesChapter 7: Developing a Physical Environmental Evaluation Component of the Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) ToolEditors' Introduction; Dementia Care Mapping; Frame work for a Physical Environment Evaluation Component for DCM; Using the Environmental Evaluation Tool: a Pilot Study; Applied Implications; Notes; References; PART IV: Public Spaces; Chapter 8: Mobility in Outdoor Environments in Old Age; Editors' Introduction; Concepts, Theory, and Methodology; Synthesis of Empirical Studies; Findings; From Knowledge to Practice; Concluding Remarks; ReferencesChapter 9: Older People's Use of Unfamiliar SpaceEditors' Introduction; Unfamiliar Spaces-Familiar Places: Creating Meaning for Older People; Methodology; Creating Meaning in Unfamiliar Places; Key Implications for Design of Public Spaces; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 10: Intergenerational Pathways for Building Relational Spaces and Places; Editors' Introduction; Intergenerational Settings, Practice, and Perspective; Discussion; Notes; References; Chaper 11: Creating Homelike Places in a Purpose-Built Retirement Village in the United Kingdom; Editors' IntroductionEnvironment and AgingThe environments in which people live out their later lives have a strong impact on their identity and provide opportunities for nourishing social interactions. This volume translates the insights derived from contemporary research on residential environments and public spaces that enhance well-being into practical recommendations for the design of such beneficial community environments. The text is grounded in the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of current research on place attachment, environmental meaning, and community living in later life. Emphasis is placed on how to design resiOlder peopleHousingPlanningPublic spacesSocial aspectsHomeSocial aspectsAgingSocial aspectsOlder peopleHousingPlanning.Public spacesSocial aspects.HomeSocial aspects.AgingSocial aspects.363.5/946Rowles Graham D1832264Bernard Miriam1108640MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962385603321Environmental gerontology4407572UNINA