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Six Reconceptualising the person–environment relationship
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Allison E. Smith
Abstract
This chapter explains how the factors present in these types of urban neighbourhoods demonstrate new knowledge in the understanding of the person-environment relationship, for example, that the relationships between personal competences and environmental presses, and individual reports of well-being, are not always unidirectional. Rather, the relationship is complex and might be mediated by lifecourse and/or religion/spirituality. Moreover, temporal factors — the position of time: past, present, and future — also play an intervening role. This chapter also discusses a novel paradigm or rethink of the complexity of the relationship.
Abstract
This chapter explains how the factors present in these types of urban neighbourhoods demonstrate new knowledge in the understanding of the person-environment relationship, for example, that the relationships between personal competences and environmental presses, and individual reports of well-being, are not always unidirectional. Rather, the relationship is complex and might be mediated by lifecourse and/or religion/spirituality. Moreover, temporal factors — the position of time: past, present, and future — also play an intervening role. This chapter also discusses a novel paradigm or rethink of the complexity of the relationship.
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
