{"product_id":"age-friendly-cities-and-communities-in-thibauld-moulaert-9783319240299","title":"Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison: Political Lessons, Scientific Avenues, and Democratic Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe supportive role of urban spaces in active aging is explored on a world scale in this unique resource, using the WHO's Age-Friendly Cities and Community model. Case studies from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, and elsewhere demonstrate how the model translates to fit diverse social, political, and economic realities across cultures and continents, ways age-friendly programs promote senior empowerment, and how their value can be effectively assessed. Age-friendly criteria for communities are defined and critiqued while extensive empirical data describe challenges as they affect elders globally and how environmental support can help meet them. These chapters offer age-friendly cities as a corrective to the overemphasis on the medical aspects of elders' lives, and should inspire new research, practice, and public policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluded in the coverage: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA critical review of the WHO Age-Friendly Cities Methodology and its implementation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeniors' perspectives on age-friendly communities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe implementation of age-friendly cities in three districts of Argentina.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAge-friendly New York City: a case study.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eToward an age-friendly European Union.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAge-friendliness, childhood, and dementia: toward generationally intelligent environments.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its balance of attention to universal and culture-specific concerns, \u003ci\u003eAge-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison\u003c\/i\u003e will be of particular interest to sociologists, gerontologists, and policymakers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGiven the rapid adoption of the age-friendly perspective, following its development by the World Health Organization, the critical assessment offered in this volume is especially welcome\u003c\/i\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessor Chris Phillipson, University of Manchester\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thibauld Moulaert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319240293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319240299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Thibauld Moulaert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073583182079,"sku":"9783319240299","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12a213e8-3f9f-4056-88bd-977324fa2c54.jpg?v=1685448680","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/age-friendly-cities-and-communities-in-thibauld-moulaert-9783319240299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}