Growing older in world cities
Subtitle: New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo
By: Victor G. Rodwin, and Michael K. Gusmano, editors.
Contributors: Rodwin, Victor.; Gusmano, Michael K.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: Older people -- Long-term care; Urban health; Long-Term Care -- London; Long-Term Care -- New York; Long-Term Care -- Paris; Long-Term Care -- Tokyo; Geriatric Assessment -- London; Geriatric Assessment -- New York; Geriatric Assessment -- Paris; Geriatric Assessment -- Tokyo; Health Services for the Aged -- London; Health Services for the Aged -- New York; Health Services for the Aged -- Paris; Health Services for the Aged -- Tokyo; Socioeconomic Factors -- London; Socioeconomic Factors -- New York; Socioeconomic Factors -- Paris; Socioeconomic Factors -- Tokyo; Urban Health -- London; Urban Health -- New York; Urban Health -- Paris; Urban Health -- Tokyo
Table of contents: title: Growing older in world cities: implications for health and long-term care policy / Victor G. Rodwin, Michael K. Gusmano and Robert N. Butler; title: How can we compare New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo? defining spatial units of analysis / Victor G Rodwin and Michael K. Gusmano; title: Growing old in the city that never sleeps: aging in New York / Emanuel Tobier; title: The health of older New Yorkers / Daniel Weisz and Michael K. Gusmano; title: Organizing care for older persons in New York: the social class vulnerabilities of a world city / David Barton Smith; title: The housing of older New Yorkers / Ken Knapp; title: Lifestyle patterns, social networks, and the use of formal services in New York: the impact of ethnicity, class, and culture on older people / Marjorie H. Cantor; title: Aging, health, and social services in London / Anthony M. Warnes; title: Inequalities among older people in London: the challenge of diversity / Maria Evandrou; title: Long-term care facilities in London / Inge Strder and Anthony M. Warnes; title: Housing and living arrangements among older people in London / Anthony M. Warnes and Inge Strder; title: Growing older in the city of light / Victor G. Rodwin; title: The health of older Parisians / Veronique Lucas-Gabrielli, Philippe Päpin and Franìois Tonnellier; title: Inequalities and quality of life among older persons in Paris / Marie-éve Joæl and Robert Haas; title: Living arrangements and long-term care for older persons in Paris / Florence d Maria, Marc Esponda and Victor G. Rodwin; title: Tokyo: a pathbreaker in long-term care? / Naoki Ikegami; title: Aging, socio-economic status, and neighborhood differences in Tokyo / Yukiko Kudo; title: The challenge of aging in a global city: central Tokyo / Yasuo Takagi; title: Growing old with Tokyo / John Campbell and Ruth Campbell; title: Creativity under uniformity: implementation of Japan's new long-term care insurance in central Tokyo / Etsuji Okamoto; title: Long-term care in Tokyo: home or institutional care? / Keiko Honda; title: The continuum of long-term care in world cities: from institutionalization to home care / Gabriel Montero, Michael K. Gusmano, and Victor G. Rodwin; title: Growing older in world cities: themes, interpretations and future research / Michael K. Gusmano and Victor G. Rodwin.