Aging Playfully: Reimagining the Possibilities of Age-Friendly Community Planning - Couverture souple

Hartt, Maxwell D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774872640 ISBN 13 : 9780774872645

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2026

Synopsis

Play isn't just for children. It encourages physical activity, sparks creativity, builds community cohesion, combats loneliness, and even fights ageism. So why don't we design communities that facilitate play for all age groups and that support the health and well-being of rapidly aging populations?Aging Playfully pursues an entirely new direction in community planning, policy, and research to support health and well-being in later life. Maxwell Hartt develops and applies conceptual models; analyzes play behaviour in a Florida retirement community; assesses older adults' perceptions of play and public space in Victoria, British Columbia; and interviews professional planners, experts on aging, and play practitioners from around the world. He distills this work into practical guidelines for designing truly age-friendly communities that encourage play and playful interaction.Aging Playfully is a call to scholars, planners, policy-makers, and community members to challenge societal assumptions and expectations regarding later life, to reimagine the possibilities of play, and to rethink the potential of age-friendly planning.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maxwell Hartt is assistant professor of geography and planning at Queen's University and a board member of the Shrinking Cities International Research Network

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774872640
• ISBN 13: 9780774872645
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible