Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises

This book explores how an aging population can maintain health in their preferred homes and neighborhoods while coping with global crises such as climate change, infectious diseases, systemic violence, and radical or extreme industrialization. It offers commentaries, theoretical frameworks, case studies, and empirical evidence to support potential interventions for enabling residents to utilize neighborhood attributes for health. The book is suitable for post-graduate level study and researchers in various disciplines.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 238 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This timely book provides a comprehensive understanding of how an ageing population can maintain their health and well-being in their preferred homes and neighborhoods while navigating global crises such as climate change events, infectious diseases, systemic violence, and radical or extreme industrialization. It stands as the first known volume to consider these crises as health and social threats to healthy longevity from a sustainability perspective.

The book is a rich tapestry of commentaries, theoretical frameworks, case studies, and empirical evidence, offering an in-depth analysis of how the crises impact neighborhood attributes and the ability of residents to utilize them for maintaining health while living in their preferred communities. It also proposes potential interventions to enable residents to leverage these attributes for their health while staying at home in contexts facing these crises.

Contributions to this book come from scholars and practitioners from diverse disciplines, including public health, healthcare, architecture, engineering, human resources development, information technology, and finance. The topics covered are wide-ranging and include:

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
Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises

This book serves as a valuable resource for post-graduate level study, particularly for MSc and PhD programs. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to describe events, phenomena, and models in a manner that aligns with contemporary curricula, making it an essential text for students and scholars in the field.

By exploring the intersection of ageing, health, and sustainability, this book offers valuable insights and practical solutions for creating healthier and more resilient communities in the face of global challenges. It is a testament to the resilience and creativity of older adults and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing these complex issues.

Weight: 553g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031415937
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023