van Hoof, Joost

Feature Papers "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives" - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 - 1 electronic resource (646 p.)

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The "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: States of the Art and Future Perspectives" publication presents contemporary, innovative, and insightful narratives, debates, and frameworks based on an international collection of papers from scholars spanning the fields of gerontology, social sciences, architecture, computer science, and gerontechnology. This extensive collection of papers aims to move the narrative and debates forward in this interdisciplinary field of age-friendly cities and communities.


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books978-3-0365-1226-6 9783036512273 9783036512266

10.3390/books978-3-0365-1226-6 doi


Humanities
Social interaction

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