Home design in an aging world
By: Jeffrey P. Rosenfeld, Wid Chapman.
Contributors: Chapman, Wid.
Publisher: Fairchild Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781563674723
Subjects: Older people -- Dwellings -- Design and construction; Barrier-free design for older people; Long-term care facilities -- Design and construction; Congregate housing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-306) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. American success stories. Home as proactive and home as reactive : designs for aging in place ; Quest for community ; In sickness and in health : assisted living and long-term nursing care; title: 2. Learning from other cultures. Japan : the future is robotic ; China : the new revolution is gray, not red ; Sweden : independence by design ; Brazil : senior housing in the land of youth and beauty ; Israel : from kibbutzim to naturally occurring retirement communities ; India : the karma of home design; title: 3. Policy and prospects. Are we ready for aging?; title: Appendi[ces]; title: References; title: Index.