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The social and built environment in an older society / Committee on an Aging Society, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. - Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1988. - 1 online resource (x, 292 pages) : illustrations - - America's aging . - America's aging. .

"This report ... presents the papers commissioned for the December 1985 Symposium on the Social and Built Environment in an Aging Society"--Page vi

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 FRONT MATTER; 2 SUMMARY; 3 PROPOSALS FOR POLICY AND FURTHER RESEARCH; 4 THE DEMOGRAPHY OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AGING COHORTS; 5 SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; 6 CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES IN HOUSING; 7 THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF THE AGED; 8 CROSS-NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTS; 9 TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEW ENVIRONMENT; 10 DESIGN PROBLEMS IN ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE IN HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; 11 THE RELATION OF HOUSING AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS TO THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OLDER PEOPLE; 12 INDEX

Third in the series, this book addresses the social implications of architectural and interpersonal environments for older people. It suggests how society and its structures can enhance the productivity of, and preserve the quality of life for, older residents in a community.

ISBN: 0585142874 9780585142876

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Older people--Social conditions--United States--Congresses.
Older people--Services for--United States--Congresses.
Quality of life--United States--Congresses.
Older people.
Housing.
Social ecology.
Older people--Social conditions--Congresses.--United States
Older people--Services for--Congresses.--United States
Quality of life--Congresses.--United States
Aged
Housing
Social Environment
Aged, 80 and over
Personnes âgées--Conditions sociales--Congrès.--États-Unis
Personnes âgées--Services--Congrès.--États-Unis
Qualité de la vie--Congrès.--États-Unis
Personnes âgées--Conditions sociales--États-Unis--Congrès.
Personnes âgées--Services--États-Unis--Congrès.
Qualité de la vie--États-Unis--Congrès.
Personnes âgées.
Logement.
Écologie sociale.
elderly.
housing (concept)
human ecology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Aging.
Social ecology
Older people
Housing
Older people--Services for
Older people--Social conditions
Quality of life
Kongress
Alter

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States
United States
USA

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.

LC Class. No.: HQ1064.U5 / C535 1988eb

Dewey Class. No.: 305.2/6/0973

National Agricultural Library Call No.: HQ1064.U5C54

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WT 30 / S6763 1985