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- Aging People, Aging Places: Experiences, Opportunities, and Challenges of Growing Older in Canada
- Book
- 2021
- Published by: Bristol University Press
summary
How well do the places where we live support the wellbeing of older adults? The Canadian population is growing older and is reshaping the nation’s economic, social and cultural future. However, the built and social environments of many communities, neighbourhoods and cities have not been designed to help Canadians age well. Bringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal narratives from older adults across Canada, this cutting-edge text provides a rare spotlight on the local implications of aging in Canadian cities and communities. It explores employment, housing, transportation, cultural safety, health, planning and more, to provide a wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion of how to build supportive communities for Canadians of all ages.How well do the places where we live support the wellbeing of older adults? The Canadian population is growing older and is reshaping the nation’s economic, social and cultural future. However, the built and social environments of many communities, neighbourhoods and cities have not been designed to help Canadians age well. Bringing together academic research, practitioner reflections and personal narratives from older adults across Canada, this cutting-edge text provides a rare spotlight on the local implications of aging in Canadian cities and communities. It explores employment, housing, transportation, cultural safety, health, planning and more, to provide a wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion of how to build supportive communities for Canadians of all ages.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-ii
- List of figures and tables
- pp. v-vi
- Notes on contributors
- pp. vii-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- Part I: Urban
- 1. Aging in urban Canada
- pp. 13-26
- 3. Urban community vignette
- pp. 45-50
- 5. Urban practitioner vignette
- pp. 73-78
- Part II: Suburban
- 6. Aging in suburban Canada
- pp. 79-88
- 8. Suburban community vignette
- pp. 109-114
- 10. Suburban practitioner vignette
- pp. 133-138
- Part III: Rural
- 11. Aging in rural Canada
- pp. 139-148
- 13. Rural community vignette
- pp. 165-170
- 15. Rural practitioner vignette
- pp. 189-194
- Part IV: Indigenous
- 16. Aging in Indigenous Canada
- pp. 195-204
- 18. Indigenous community vignette
- pp. 219-222
- 20. Indigenous practitioner vignette
- pp. 241-246
- Conclusion
- pp. 247-254
Additional Information
ISBN
9781447352570
Related ISBN(s)
9781447352563
MARC Record
OCLC
1239981874
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2021-04-05
Language
English
Open Access
No