UID:
almahu_9949597572502882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white, and colour).
ISBN:
9781447357650
Series Statement:
Policy Press scholarship online
Content:
Many developed nations face the challenge of accommodating a growing, ageing population and creating appropriate forms of housing suitable for older people. Written by an architect, this practice-led ethnography of retirement housing offers new perspectives on environmental gerontology. Through stories and visual vignettes, it presents a range of stakeholders involved in the design, construction, management and habitation of third-age housing in the UK, to highlight the importance of design decisions for the everyday lives of older people. Drawing on unique and interdisciplinary research methods, its fresh approach shows researchers how well-designed retirement housing can enable older people to successfully age in place for longer, and challenges designers, developers and providers to evolve their design practices and products.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2022.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9781447357629
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1332/policypress/9781447357629.001.0001
URL:
Policy Press scholarship online
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781447357636/type/BOOK