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OverviewCreating Spaces for an Ageing Society considers the existing social science literature on shared neighbourhood spaces through the perspective of an ageing population. It asks the question; how can we use social infrastructure to build local neighbourhoods that are supportive of the social relationships we need in later life? Understanding that social infrastructures are the shared spaces in our communities that provide opportunity for social interaction and support the development of social relationships, Yarker delves into how shared social spaces and cohesive communities are especially important for creating a positive environment in which to age. With emphasise on how older people rely more on neighbourhood-based networks, this book highlights the crucial importance of diverse spaces in which to develop and maintain social connections as we grow older. Drawing on existing research from urban studies, sociology, human geography and social gerontology, this book makes the case for a better appreciation of the often fleeting and minimal interactions that we have every day in our own neighbourhood. Yarker demonstrates how it is these interactions, and these everyday spaces, that can increase a sense of social connectedness for older people as well as enhance their connection to place. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sophie Yarker (The University of Manchester, UK)Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.331kg ISBN: 9781839827396ISBN 10: 1839827394 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 17 November 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Thinking infrastructurally about an ageing society Chapter 2. Understanding social infrastructure and social connections Chapter 3. Outside Venues and Public Spaces Chapter 4. Organised Activity, Public Services and Institutions Chapter 5. Commercial Venues Chapter 6. Everyday spaces of Intergenerational Encounter Chapter 7. Pressures on social infrastructure: Urban Development, Austerity and the Coronavirus Pandemic Chapter 8. An infrastructural approach to age-friendly recoveryReviews"""I recommend Sophie Yarker's Creating Spaces for an Ageing Society: The Role of Critical Social Infrastructure. It highlights the critical importance of social infrastructure - coffee shops, libraries, post offices, schools, local cinemas, luncheon clubs, parks, community and voluntary organisations, places of worship, senior centres - in promoting the development and maintenance of social connections as we grow older"" -- Dr Tine Buffel, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Manchester" I recommend Sophie Yarker's Creating Spaces for an Ageing Society: The Role of Critical Social Infrastructure. It highlights the critical importance of social infrastructure - coffee shops, libraries, post offices, schools, local cinemas, luncheon clubs, parks, community and voluntary organisations, places of worship, senior centres - in promoting the development and maintenance of social connections as we grow older -- Dr Tine Buffel, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Manchester Author InformationSophie Yarker is based in the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing at The University of Manchester. She has an academic background in Sociology and Human Geography with a PhD in the latter from Newcastle University. From 2021 she has been working on the 'Population Ageing and Urbanisation' project funded by the Leverhulme Trust which is an interdisciplinary and cross-national comparative research project into ageing in place in cities. Sophie is also Deputy Director of the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |