The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 1

by Joao Saboia (Contribution by), Constantinos Maganaris (Contribution by), Clare Lawton (Contribution by), Eleanor van den Heuvel (Contribution by), Catherine Hagan Hennessy (Contribution by)

Overview

This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 2, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. It reports the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society.

This book concentrates on three major themes: active ageing, design for ageing well and the relationship between ageing and socio-economic development. Each chapter provides a state of the art topic summary as well as reporting the essential research findings from New Dynamics of Ageing research projects. There is a strong emphasis on the practical implications of ageing and how evidence-based policies, practices and new products can produce individual and societal benefits.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447314738
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	The New Dynamics of Ageing , #1
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Alan Walker is Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology at The University of Sheffield. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, holds lifetime achievement awards from the British Gerontological Society and the Social Policy Association and was the ESRC’s first Impact Champion (2013). He directed the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme 2005-14.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables v

Preface viii

List of contributors x

1 Introduction Alan Walker 1

2 Modelling ageing populations to 2030: financing long-term care in England Michael Murphy Ruth Hancock Raphael Wittenberg Bo Hu Marcello Morciano Adelina Comas-Herrera 15

Part 1 Active and healthy ageing 37

3 Working Late: strategies to enhance productive and healthy environments for an older workforce Cheryl Haslam 39

4 Healthy ageing across the life course Diana Kuh Rebecca Hardy Catharine Gale Jane Elliott YoavBen-Shlomo Rachel Cooper HALCyon team 59

5 Measuring the quality of later life Ann Bowling 81

6 Engagement in musical activities Susan Hallam Andrea Creech 103

7 Combating social exclusion through community arts Michael Murray Amanda Crummett 129

8 Connectivity of older people in rural areas Catherine Hagan Hennessy Robin Means 147

Part 2 Designing for an older population 167

9 Fit for purpose Leela Damodaran Wendy Olphert Jatinder Sandhu 169

10 Design for ageing well Jane McCann Tracey Williamson 193

11 Tackling ageing continence Eleanor van den Heuvel 219

12 Evaluating the visualisation of dynamic biomechanical data for healthcare and design Alastair S. Macdonald 235

13 Transitions in kitchen living: past experiences and present use Sheila Peace Martin Maguire Colette Nicolle Russ Marshall John Percival Rachael M. Scicluna Ruth Sims Leonie Kellaher Clare Lawton 257

14 Biomechanical constraints to stair negotiation Constantinos Maganaris Vasilios Baltzopoulos David Jones Irene Di Giulio Neil Reeves James Gavin Alistair Ewen Stephanie King Mike Roys 277

Part 3 Global ageing 305

15 Ageing, wellbeing and development: Brazil and South Africa Armando Barrientos Valerie Møller joão Saboia Peter Lloyd-Sherlock Julia Mase 307

16 Ageing, poverty and neoliberalism in urban south India Penny Vera-Sanso 325

17 Conclusion Alan Walker 347

Index 359

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From the Publisher

"The NDA programme established a beacon for addressing the multidisciplinary challenges of ageing. This stimulating collection is delivered with an impressive fusion of clarity and scholarship." Tom Kirkwood CBE, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing