Rethinking the Place of Place for Aging: Enduring and New Challenges for Environmental Gerontology
2024

Rethinking Aging and Place

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Author Information

Author(s): Oswald Frank

Primary Institution: Goethe University Frankfurt

Hypothesis

How can we better understand the relationship between place and aging in modern societies?

Conclusion

The study highlights the need to address both enduring and new challenges in person-environment relationships for older adults.

Supporting Evidence

  • The study emphasizes the importance of understanding how aging individuals interact with their home environment.
  • It discusses the impact of technology use in later life in a digitalized world.

Takeaway

This study looks at how where we live affects older people and what new problems they face today.

Limitations

The research often focuses on aging in Western societies, which may not represent global perspectives.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.1281

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