Policy Press
Two Environmental gerontology
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Allison E. Smith
Abstract
This chapter examines the theoretical and empirical literature on ‘the person’ and ‘the environment’. It re-evaluates the contribution of Lawton and Nahemow’s (1973) Ecological Model of Ageing to environmental gerontological thinking; this focuses on concepts of personal competence and environmental press, and the docility and proactivity hypotheses. It reviews the literature on ‘ageing in place’ and ‘place in ageing’, which draws primarily on the work of Rowles and his concept of ‘insideness’. It concludes with an identification and discussion of shortfalls and gaps in knowledge within the current literature.
Abstract
This chapter examines the theoretical and empirical literature on ‘the person’ and ‘the environment’. It re-evaluates the contribution of Lawton and Nahemow’s (1973) Ecological Model of Ageing to environmental gerontological thinking; this focuses on concepts of personal competence and environmental press, and the docility and proactivity hypotheses. It reviews the literature on ‘ageing in place’ and ‘place in ageing’, which draws primarily on the work of Rowles and his concept of ‘insideness’. It concludes with an identification and discussion of shortfalls and gaps in knowledge within the current literature.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of boxes, tables and figures iv
- Acknowledgements v
- Foreword vi
- Introduction 1
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Revisiting the person–environment fit
- Environmental gerontology 9
- Urban ageing 37
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Rethinking the person–environment fit
- Skid row? Area profiles 51
- Ageing in deprived neighbourhoods 85
- Reconceptualising the person–environment relationship 135
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Refocusing the person–environment fit
- The way forward – building sustainability 157
- Influences, opportunities and challenges 173
- Conclusion 183
- Summary of participant characteristics 191
- Short biographies of participants in Manchester and Vancouver 195
- Mrs MacDougall’s short story 215
- References 217
- Index 237
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of boxes, tables and figures iv
- Acknowledgements v
- Foreword vi
- Introduction 1
-
Revisiting the person–environment fit
- Environmental gerontology 9
- Urban ageing 37
-
Rethinking the person–environment fit
- Skid row? Area profiles 51
- Ageing in deprived neighbourhoods 85
- Reconceptualising the person–environment relationship 135
-
Refocusing the person–environment fit
- The way forward – building sustainability 157
- Influences, opportunities and challenges 173
- Conclusion 183
- Summary of participant characteristics 191
- Short biographies of participants in Manchester and Vancouver 195
- Mrs MacDougall’s short story 215
- References 217
- Index 237
