Elderburbia: Aging with a Sense of Place in America »

An informed and often moving account of the crucial role of place in the lives of elders and what researchers and city planners are doing—and need to do—to make communities more age-friendly.

Foreword Scott Russell Sanders Sanders, Scott Russell

Introduction The Demographic Imperative

Ch. 1 Being and Dwelling in Old Age 1

Ch. 2 Locating Old Age 15

Ch. 3 The Domains of an Elder-Friendly Community 31

Ch. 4 Participation: The Key to Community Building 51

Ch. 5 Memory and the Creation of Place 85

Ch. 6 Aging in Third Places 103

Ch. 7 New Forms of Association in Old Age 131

Ch. 8 Design Guidelines for the New Elderburbia 141

Ch. 9 Owning Up: A First-Person Perspective on Aging and Place 159

Bibliography 175

Index 183