{"product_id":"geographical-gerontology-9780367885564","title":"Geographical Gerontology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding where ageing occurs, how it is experienced by different people in different places, and in what ways it is transforming our communities, economies and societies at all levels has become crucial for the development of informed research, policy and programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on the interdisciplinary field of study  geographical gerontology  that addresses these issues. With contributions from more than 30 leading geographers and gerontologists, the book examines the scope and depth of geographical perspectives, concepts and approaches applied to the study of ageing, old age and older populations. The book features 25 chapters organized into five parts that cover the field's theoretical traditions and intellectual evolution; the contributions of key disciplinary perspectives from population geography, social and cultural geography, health geography, urban planning and environmental studies; the scales of inquiry within geographical gerontology from the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGeographical Gerontology: Perspectives, Concepts, Approaches \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etakes a critical perspective by acknowledging and addressing the diversity of the aging experience. There is much discussion of understanding aging and differences among older adults by gender, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, location (e.g., urban vs rural), morbidity, and mental health. Focusing on these dimensions allows us to understand how and why older adults interact with space and place.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Marie Y. Savundranayagam, PhD, School of Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University London Ontario, Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Introduction \u003c\/b\u003e1. Introduction to geographical gerontology \u003cem\u003eMark W. Skinner, Gavin J. Andrews and Malcolm P. Cutchin \u003c\/em\u003e2 Space and place in geographical gerontology \u003cem\u003eGavin J. Andrews, Malcolm P. Cutchin and \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMark W. Skinner \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Geographical perspectives on ageing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e3. Health geographies of ageing \u003cem\u003eJanine L. Wiles \u003c\/em\u003e4. Social and cultural geographies of ageing \u003ci\u003eChristine Milligan and Anna Tarrant \u003c\/i\u003e5. Population geographies of older people \u003ci\u003eMark W. Rosenberg and Kathi Wilson \u003c\/i\u003e6. Planning and design of ageing communities \u003cem\u003eJudith E. Phillips 7. \u003c\/em\u003eEnvironment and ageing \u003ci\u003eKeith Diaz Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III. Geographical scales of inquiry \u003c\/strong\u003e8. Global ageing \u003ci\u003eDavid R. Phillips and Zhixin Feng\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Ageing in low- and middle-income countries \u003cem\u003eAndrea Rishworth and Susan J. Elliott \u003c\/em\u003e10.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eUrban ageing: new agendas for geographical gerontology \u003ci\u003eTine Buffel and Chris Phillipson \u003c\/i\u003e11. Rural ageing \u003ci\u003eMark W. Skinner and Rachel Winterton \u003c\/i\u003e12. Ageing communities \u003cem\u003eSarah A. Lovell \u003c\/em\u003e13.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eHousehold spaces of ageing \u003cem\u003eAnne Martin-Matthews and Denise S. Cloutier\u003c\/em\u003e 14. Embodiment and emotion in later life\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Herron \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Key issues in geographical gerontology \u003c\/b\u003e15. Explaining the ageing in place realities of older adults \u003cem\u003eStephen Golant \u003c\/em\u003e16. Being in place \u003ci\u003eGraham D. Rowles \u003c\/i\u003e17. Active relationships of ageing people and places \u003cem\u003eMalcolm P. Cuthcin \u003c\/em\u003e18. Older persons, place and health care accessibility \u003cem\u003eNeil Hanlon \u003c\/em\u003e19. Mobilities and ageing \u003cem\u003eAnthony C. Gatrell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e20. Constructions of old-age social exclusion \u003cem\u003eKieran Walsh \u003c\/em\u003e21. 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