Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS AND FIGURES vii
4. TABLES viii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
6. PREFACE xi
7. INTRODUCTION Theorizing and Practicing Age-Friendly Development 1
8. PART I Equity and Sustainability
9. 1 CREATING AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS Research Issues and Policy Recommendations 13
10. 2 TRAINING ADVOCATES TO UNDERTAKE LIVABLE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES A Pilot Program 31
11. 3 PUBLIC PLACES, COMMUNITY, AND THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND ELDERS 54
12. 4 THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN SUSTAINABLE AND AGE-FRIENDLY DEVELOPMENT 78
13. PART II Age-Friendly Neighborhoods
14. 5 ACCESSIBILITY, PARTICIPATION, NETWORKING The Impact of a Local Network on the Environment and the Life Relationship of Older People 103
15. 6 ASSESSING THE AGING-FRIENDLINESS OF TWO NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOODS A Case Study 127
16. PART III Collaboration across Generations
17. 7 COMMUNITIES FOR A LL AGES Reinforcing and Reimagining the Social Compact 137
18. 8 IBASHO CAFÉ Giving Elders a Role to Play in Making Communities More Resilient 169
19. 9 YOUTH AND OLDER PERSONS AS AGENTS FOR CHANGE Creating an Inclusive and Age-Friendly Society for All 188
20. PART IV Rural Aging
21. 10 RETROFITTING SMALL TOWNS How Aging in Place Could Transform Rural America 209
22. 11 CREATING AN AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY IN A DEPOPULATED TOWN IN JAPAN A Search for Resilient Ways to Cherish New Commons as Local Cultural Resources 229
23. PART V Being Well Enough in Old Age
24. 12 RELATIONAL WELL-BEING AND AGE-FRIENDLY CITIES 247
25. INDEX 269