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A comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview of the very latest research on ageing, concentrating on three major themes: active ageing, design for ageing well and the relationship between ageing and socio-economic development.
List of contents
Introduction ~ Alan Walker;Modelling the Ageing Population to 2030 ~ Mike Murphy;Part 1: Active Ageing;Working Late ~ Cheryl Haslam;Healthy Ageing Across the Life Course ~ Diana Kuh;Measuring the Quality of Later Life ~ Ann Bowling;Transitions in Later Life ~ David Blane;Engagement in Musical Activities ~ Sue Haslam;Disadvantage and Social Engagement ~ Michael Murray;Mobility in Later Life ~ Lynn McInnes;Connectivity of Older People in Rural Areas ~ Catherine Hennessy;Part 2: Designing for an Older Population;Fit for Purpose ~ Leela Damodaran;Design for Ageing Well ~ Jane McCann;Tackling Ageing Continence ~ Eleanor van ven Heuvel;Dynamic Biomechanical Representations ~ Alastair Macdonald;Inclusive Design Innovations ~ Peter Wright;Transitions in Kitchen Living ~ Sheila Peace;Negotiating Stairs ~ Costantinos Maganaris;Part 3: Global Ageing;Ageing, Well-being and Development ~ Armando Barrientos;Ageing, Poverty and Neoliberalism in South India ~ Penny Vera-Sanso;Conclusion ~ Alan Walker.
About the author
Alan Walker is professor of social policy and social gerontology at the University of Sheffield, UK. Among other books, he is the editor of
The New Science of Ageing, also published by Policy Press.
Summary
A comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview of the very latest research on ageing, concentrating on three major themes: active ageing, design for ageing well and the relationship between ageing and socio-economic development.
