Aging Playfully: Reimagining the Possibilities of Age-Friendly Community Planning
Author:   Maxwell D. Hartt
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
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9780774872645


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   02 February 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Aging Playfully: Reimagining the Possibilities of Age-Friendly Community Planning


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Author:   Maxwell D. Hartt
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780774872645


ISBN 10:   0774872640
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   02 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available, will be POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Cities, Planning, and Play 2 Conceptualizing Older Adult Play and Space 3 Age-Friendly, Child-Friendly 4 Aging Playfully in ""Paradise"" 5 Players' Perceptions of Playful Public Space 6 Later-Life Risky Play 7 Planning Aging Playfully Communities References; Index

Reviews

""With a balance of conceptual, empirical, and practical content, this timely book is a call to action on older adult play in public spaces.""-- ""Jennifer Dean, School of Planning, University of Waterloo"" ""This book is a joy to read. Engaging, informative, and methodologically robust, Aging Playfully has the potential to start a whole new field of research.""-- ""Martin Hyde, School of Business, University of Leicester""


Author Information

Maxwell Hartt is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Planning and director of the Population and Place Research Lab at Queen's University, Kingston. He is also a registered professional planner and an associate editor of the Journal of Planning Education and Research. Hartt is the author of Quietly Shrinking Cities: Canadian Urban Population Loss in an Age of Growth and co-editor, with Samantha Biglieri, Mark Rosenberg, and Sarah Nelson, of Aging People, Aging Places: Experiences, Opportunities, and Challenges of Growing Older in Canada.

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