Research Catalog

Title

Growing older in world cities : New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo / Victor G. Rodwin, and Michael K. Gusmano, editors.

Publication

Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.

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Additional Authors

• Rodwin, Victor.
• Gusmano, Michael K.

Description

xix, 396 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.

Subjects

• Socioeconomic Factors > New York
• Geriatric Assessment > New York
• Long-Term Care > London
• Socioeconomic Factors > London
• Older people > Long-term care
• Health Services for the Aged > New York
• Health Services for the Aged > Tokyo
• Urban Health > London
• Socioeconomic Factors > Tokyo
• Long-Term Care > New York
• Urban health
• Urban Health > Tokyo
• Geriatric Assessment > London
• Urban Health > New York
• Health Services for the Aged > London
• Long-Term Care > Tokyo
• Urban Health > Paris
• Geriatric Assessment > Tokyo
• Geriatric Assessment > Paris
• Socioeconomic Factors > Paris
• Long-Term Care > Paris
• Health Services for the Aged > Paris

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Growing older in world cities: implications for health and long-term care policy / Victor G. Rodwin, Michael K. Gusmano and Robert N. Butler -- How can we compare New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo? defining spatial units of analysis / Victor G Rodwin and Michael K. Gusmano -- Growing old in the city that never sleeps: aging in New York / Emanuel Tobier -- The health of older New Yorkers / Daniel Weisz and Michael K. Gusmano -- Organizing care for older persons in New York: the social class vulnerabilities of a world city / David Barton Smith -- The housing of older New Yorkers / Kenneth Knapp -- Lifestyle patterns, social networks, and use of formal services in New York: the impact of ethnicity, class, and culture on older people / Marjorie H. Cantor -- Aging, health, and social services in London / Anthony M. Warnes -- Inequalities among older people in London: the challenge of diversity / Maria Evandrou -- Long-term care facilities in London / Inge Strüder and Tony M. Warnes -- Living arrangements and housing among older people in London / Tony M. Warnes and Inge Strüder -- Growing older in the city of light / Victor G. Rodwin -- The health of older Parisians / Veronique Lucas-Gabrielli, Philippe Päpin and Franìois Tonnellier --
• Inequalities and quality of life among older persons in Paris / Marie-éve Joæl and Robert Haas -- Living arrangements and long-term care for older persons in Paris / Florence d Maria, Victor G. Rodwin, and Marc Esponda -- Tokyo: a pathbreaker in long-term care? / Naoki Ikegami -- Aging, socioeconomic status, and neighborhood differences in Tokyo / Yukiko Kudo -- The challenge of aging in a global city: Tokyo / Yasuo Takagi -- Growing old with Tokyo / John C. Campbell and Ruth Campbell --
• Creativity under uniformity: implementation of Japan's new long-term care insurance in central Tokyo / Etsuji Okamoto -- Long-term care in Tokyo: home or institutional care? / Keiko Honda -- The continuum of long-term care in world cities: from institutionalization to home care / Gabriel Montero, Michael K. Gusmano, and Victor G. Rodwin -- Growing older in world cities: themes, interpretations and future research / Michael K. Gusmano and Victor G. Rodwin.

Call Number

JFF 06-1459

ISBN

• 0826514898 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0826514901 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2005005460

OCLC

57965853

Title

Growing older in world cities : New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo / Victor G. Rodwin, and Michael K. Gusmano, editors.

Imprint

Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.

Edition

1st ed.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents

Added Author

Rodwin, Victor.

Gusmano, Michael K.

Research Call Number

JFF 06-1459