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Autore: | Regnier Victor <1947-> |
Titolo: | Housing design for an increasingly older population : redefining assisted living for the mentally and physically frail / / by Victor Regnier |
Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (536 pages) |
Disciplina: | 720.84/6 |
Soggetto topico: | Older people - Dwellings - Planning |
Older people - Dwellings - Design and construction | |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di contenuto: | What do older people want? -- What are the aging changes that affect independence? -- Demographics and living arrangements -- How is long term care defined? what are the choices? -- Concepts and objectives for housing the frail -- 25 design ideas and concepts that can make a difference -- 15 care giving and management practices that avoid an institutional lifestyle -- 21 building case studies -- Programs that encourage staying at home with service assistance -- Therapeutic use of outdoor spaces and plant materials -- How will technology help people stay independent and avoid institutionalization? -- 12 primary themes, take-aways and conclusions. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Housing design for an increasingly older population |
ISBN: | 1-119-18006-6 |
1-119-18007-4 | |
1-119-18004-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910554842103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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