Home beyond the house: Experiences of place in an evolving retirement community

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-255

  Cloutier Fisher, Denise ^a   Harvey, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Belonging; Community; Home; In migrants; Older adults; Retirement; Sense of place

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349213610     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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