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    Home design in an aging world / Jeffrey P. Rosenfeld, Wid Chapman.

    By: Rosenfeld, Jeffrey PContributor(s): Chapman, WidMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Fairchild Books, c2008Description: xxx, 319 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781563674723; 1563674726Subject(s): Older people -- Housing | Older people -- Dwellings -- Design and construction | Long-term care facilities -- Design and construction | Congregate housingDDC classification: 728.0846 LOC classification: NA2545.A3 | R67 2008Online resources: Table of contents only
    Contents:
    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 -- 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 -- 3. Policy and prospects : Are we ready for aging? -- Appendi[ces] : Learning from architects and designers : Overview: from accessible homes to more livable communities : Case study 1. Dignified housing for the elderly in Sweden ; Case study 2. A park for elderly people in Hiroshima, Japan ; Case study 3. Planned community for older people in an American suburb ; Case study 4. Aging-friendly makeover for a Lakeside retreat ; Case study 5. Katrina cottages for the Gulf Coast ; Case study 6. Universally designed homes in Brazil ; Case study 7. Student work for universally designed dream home for anywhere in the world.
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-306) and index.

    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 -- 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 -- 3. Policy and prospects : Are we ready for aging? -- Appendi[ces] : Learning from architects and designers : Overview: from accessible homes to more livable communities : Case study 1. Dignified housing for the elderly in Sweden ; Case study 2. A park for elderly people in Hiroshima, Japan ; Case study 3. Planned community for older people in an American suburb ; Case study 4. Aging-friendly makeover for a Lakeside retreat ; Case study 5. Katrina cottages for the Gulf Coast ; Case study 6. Universally designed homes in Brazil ; Case study 7. Student work for universally designed dream home for anywhere in the world.

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