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

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Committee on an Aging Society (U.S.).

Conference Name:

Symposium on the Social and Built Environment in an Aging Society (1985 : Washington, D.C.)

Series:

America's aging.

America's aging

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--United States--Social conditions--Congresses.

Older people.

Older people--Services for--United States--Congresses.

Quality of life--United States--Congresses.

Quality of life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 292 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

9786610221646

9781280221644

128022164X

9780309542845

0309542847

9780585142876

0585142874

OCLC:

427374976