1. Creating Age-friendly Communities. Housing and Technology.
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van Hoof, Joost, Barrie, Helen, Brittain, Katie, Marston, Hannah R., and van Hoof, Joost
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Medicine ,Age in Place ,Australia ,Canada ,Connected Health ,Disability ,GIS ,ICT ,Intergenerational Relationships ,Smart Technology ,U.S. ,aids and adaptations ,artificial intelligence ,built environment ,cardiology ,citizen science ,clinical care ,co-design ,community care ,community networks ,dementia ,dementia-friendly environments ,digital life-world ,domestic settings ,engagement ,formal caregivers ,gerontechnology ,green care farms ,informal caregivers ,intergenerational ,living alone ,loneliness ,long-term care facilities ,meaningful activities ,n/a ,nursing home ,nursing homes ,older adults ,older age-friendly housing ,older immigrants ,older people ,perspectives ,physical environment/space ,primary care ,privacy ,qualitative research methods ,research ethics ,retirement community ,robots ,rural ageing ,scoping review ,small-scale living ,smart cities ,smart health ,social connectedness ,social interaction ,spatial ,technology ,transition ,urban neighbourhoods ,wearable devices - Abstract
Summary: The "Creating Age-friendly Communities: Housing and Technology" publication presents contemporary, innovative, and insightful narratives, debates, and frameworks based on an international collection of papers from scholars spanning the fields of gerontology, social sciences, architecture, computer science, and gerontechnology. This extensive collection of papers aims to move the narrative and debates forward in this interdisciplinary field of age-friendly cities and communities.