Building an Integrated Research/Policy Planning Age-Friendly Agenda

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 131-146

  Glicksman, Allen ^a   Clark, Kate ^a   Kleban, Morton H ^b   Ring, Lauren ^a   Hoffman, Christine ^a  

^a Philadelphia Corporation for Aging   (United States)

^b Polisher Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

age friendly; environment; food; neighborhood; social capital; transportation

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MOBILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PLANNING PRACTICE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL POLICY; TRANSPORTATION;

UNITED STATES;

AGED; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MANAGEMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; POLICY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALIDITY; STANDARDS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PHILADELPHIA; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PLANNING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALIDITY, RESEARCH; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84893293472     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2014.854142     Document Type: Article

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