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Journal Of Housing For The Elderly

Journal Of Housing For The Elderly
Journal Of Housing For The Elderly
The Journal of Housing for the Elderly aims to serve the needs of gerontological professionals in the fields of Environmental Gerontology, architecture, urban planning, housing studies, and public policy who are engaged in the residential environments of elderly people in the community. The journal's goal is the publication of new research in the environment and aging fields as well as the synthesis of cross-disciplinary efforts made to enhance the residences of older people. This journal is useful for scholars, policymakers, legislators, architects and urban planners, lending institutions, religious groups, developers, and the lay public in general who have an interest in the subject.

The journal covers such areas as:

  • Identification of salient housing issues that primarily involve elderly people;
  • Case studies of successful practitioner experiences regarding the development of better housing facilities for older people;
  • Refinement of existing methodologies and/or the development of new ones for evaluating the behavioral, programmatic, and means of adaptation of differential residential environments;
  • Translation of research data into more usable informational modes for researchers and practitioners;
  • Articulation of the issues and problems in the development and implementation of housing policies for people in later life.

Housing is a physical environment in which people live. It is the foundation upon which the essentials of life are anchored. It is a place in which the rudimentary human activities of daily living take place. It is a location from which people customarily venture from and to which they return, often on a daily basis, as they engage in the cycle of work, rest, and play. The term housing may allude to the attributes of the structure, design, condition, accessibility, affordability, and other qualities associated with human dwelling.

The quality of housing can enhance or diminish the well-being of individuals and families as well as that of the entire community. The layout and design of a residence influences the degree to which it is possible for an individual to undertake the activities within the constraints of his or her level of physical and mental competence. Clearly, certain housing designs are more conducive than other to progressive adjustments to both normative and pathological changes associated with aging.

Since the 1960s, an extensive volume of research on housing focused on the changing needs of older people. Gerontologists have recognized that although the inherent genetic and biological program drives the aging process of each organism, aging is equally dependent on the socio-physical environment in which the individual resides.

Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106

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  • Publisher: NA
  • Publication Year: 1998, Volume 13/1
  • Language: English
  • Volume: 33
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  • Model: 1540-353x
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  • SKU: 1540-353x
  • ISBN: 1540-353x
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