Retirement communities : an American original / / Michael E. Hunt. [et al.]
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Retirement communities - United States |
| Life care communities - United States | |
| Note generali: | First published by The Haworth Press, Inc., 1984. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 this useful resource offer insights into the relative strengths and weaknesses of various types of retirement communities with |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Retirement communities |
| ISBN: | 1-135-84945-5 |
| 1-315-05919-3 | |
| 1-135-84938-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788058903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Journal of housing for the elderly ; ; Volume 1, no. 3/4.