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Housing older people : an international perspective / edited by Satya Brink.

Title
Housing older people : an international perspective / edited by Satya Brink.
Publication
New Brunswick, NJ : Transaction Publishers, c1998.

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Additional Authors
  • Brink, S. (Satya)
  • International Federation on Ageing
Description
166 p. : ill., plans; 23 cm.
Summary
"Published as a special issue of Ageing International, the official journal of the International Federation of Ageing, this volume surveys the status of housing policies for elderly populations worldwide. Countries covered include Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, Singapore, and Talwan. Contributors are researchers with extensive knowledge of the elderly and housing policies in their countries. This volume will be of special interest to professionals working with the elderly, urban affairs and housing specialists, and those interested in comparative social policy."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Older people > Housing > Cross-cultural studies
  • Older people > Government policy > Cross-cultural studies
  • Housing policy > Cross-cultural studies
Genre/Form
Cross-cultural studies
Note
  • "Augmented version of Ageing International, Winter/Spring 1997, vol. 23, no. 3/4 copyright 1997 by the International Federation on Ageing (IFA)"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Overview: The Greying of Our Communities Worldwide / Satya Brink -- 2. Housing for the Ageing Population of Singapore / James D. Harrison -- 3. Housing for Elderly People in Israel / Yoseph Katan and Elia Werczberger -- 4. Housing and Family Care for the Elderly in Hong Kong / Iris Chi and Nelson Chow -- 5. Housing Policies for the Elderly in Korea / Manjae Kim -- 6. Housing with Care: Housing Policies for an Ageing Australia / Maree Roberts -- 7. Housing Facilities for the Elderly in India / Shabeen Ara -- 8. Housing and Service for the Elderly in Denmark / Bente Lindstrom -- 9. Housing for the Elderly in Taiwan / Yao-Rong Hwang -- 10. Housing Elderly People in Japan / Satoshi Kose -- 11. Housing for the Elderly in the Netherlands: A Care Problem / Guus van Egdom.
ISBN
0765804166 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^97023125^
OCLC
  • 37024895
  • SCSB-11558642
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library