Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises
English
The book is a collection of commentaries, theoretical frameworks, case studies, and empirical evidence that: (1) provides an analysis of how the crises affect neighbourhood attributes and the ability of residents to use them to maintain health while living in their preferred neighbourhoods, and (2) suggests potential interventions for enabling residents to utilise these attributes for health while living at home in contexts experiencing the crises. Contributions are authored by scholars and practitioners from various disciplines including public health, health care, architecture, engineering, human resources development, information technology, and finance. Among the topics covered:
- The Impact of Crises on Older Adults Health and Function: An Intergenerational Perspective
- A Behavioural Approach to Sustainable Neighbourhoods: A Philosophical Construction of a Friendly Neighbourhood
- Assistive Technologies for Ageing in Place: A Theoretical Proposition of Human Development Postulates
- Sustainable Ageing in a World of Crises
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Will deliver when available. Publication date 15 Dec 2023