Geographical Gerontology: Mapping a Disciplinary Intersection

Andrews, Gavin J.; Milligan, Christine; Phillips, David; Skinner, Mark W.

doi:10.1111/j.1749-8198.2009.00270.x

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“…Canadian scholars are also known for their international leadership in specific types of gerontology. One example is 'geographical gerontology' (scholars here including Mark Rosenberg, Eric Moore, Mark Skinner, Alun Joseph, Denise Cloutier-Fisher, Gerald Hodge and Gavin J. Andrews) (see Moore et al 1997;Hodge 2008;Andrews et al 2009). Another is health services and systems research (scholars here including Debra Morgan and Dorothy Forbes).…”

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Gerontology in Canada: History, Challenges, Research

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This paper introduces some of the key features, interests and responsibilities of gerontology in Canada. It first considers the development of gerontology as a dedicated academic field in the country since the 1970s through to the present day. Second, through the eyes of key studies, it outlines some of the main social challenges faced by academics and officialdom with regard to Canada's aging population. It focuses third on health care; the current state of, and directions for, clinical practice in relation to older people nationally. Collectively these three discussions provide a broad overview and entry point into the Canadian context of global aging.

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“…Desde una aproximación interdisciplinaria, se emplean técnicas etnográficas 2 de fotovoz, 3 mapas mentales 4 y una encuesta personal no probabilística, además de sistemas de información geográfica (SIG). Así, en la elección de la muestra se siguieron los criterios de estudios similares (Andrews et al 2009;Garvin et al, 2012), lo que posibilitó una muestra no probabilística compuesta de 16 personas de 60 y más años residentes en la zona de estudio, y cuya selección estuvo determinada por las siguientes características sociodemográficas: sexo, edad, nivel de estudios, forma de convivencia, lugar de nacimiento, años residiendo en la zona de estudio y percepción de la salud. También, uno de los principales problemas del trabajo de campo fue la alta inseguridad ciudadana, lo que condicionó la escasa participación de las personas mayores en el área de estudio.…”

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Paisaje natural y envejecimiento saludable en el lugar: el caso del Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey (México)

Sánchez-González¹,

Rivera²,

Rodríguez-Rodríguez³

2018

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Este trabajo se publica bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional. encuestas y Sistemas de Información Geográfica. Los resultados indican que la exposición a elementos naturales del paisaje, como árboles y flores, contribuye al envejecimiento saludable en el lugar, favoreciendo las actividades cotidianas, como relaciones sociales y ocio, mejoran la percepción de la salud y disminuyen las necesidades de ayuda. Asimismo, se muestra que el paisaje natural cotidiano, como elemento simbólico de la identidad ambiental, está asociado a la presencia de recuerdos y vivencias del parque, frecuencia de visitas, grado de conservación de la vegetación autóctona, la proximidad al parque, la práctica de ocio y las relaciones sociales.También, el estudio confirma la importancia de las implicaciones de los paisajes naturales en la calidad de vida de la población, en especial, de las personas mayores, por sus beneficios terapéuticos y simbólicos. Además, se propone impulsar esta línea investigación y generar políticas sostenibles de calidad de vida para favorecer el desarrollo y protección de los paisajes naturales en la región.Palabras clave: paisajes naturales; envejecimiento saludable; identidad ambiental; calidad de vida; Gerontología Ambiental. AbstractThe research analyzes the factors of daily natural landscape that support healthy aging in place and the quality of life of elderly residents in the limits of the National Park "Cumbres" of Monterrey (México). The methodology involved the use of methods such photovoice and mental maps applied to discussion groups of elderly, surveys and Geographic Information Systems. The results indicate that exposure to natural landscape features such as trees and flowers, contributes to healthy aging in place, favoring quotidian activities such as leisure and social relations, improve the perception of health and reduce the need for aid. It also shows that the daily natural landscape as a symbolic element of the environmental identity, is associated with the presence of memories and experiences of the park, visit frequency, degree of conservation of native vegetation, proximity to the park, practicing leisure and social relations. Also, the study confirms the importance of the implications of natural landscapes in the quality of life of the population, especially the elderly, for their therapeutic and symbolic benefits. In addition, it aims to boost this line research and generate sustainable quality of life policies to encourage the development and protection of natural landscapes in the region.

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“…The location of elderly, in terms of rural and urban areas can be one of the contexts/settings. Currently, only a few researchers have linked gerontology with the environmental and geographical or spatial elements (Andrews et al, 2009;Cutchin, 2009;Golant, 2012;Keating, 2008;Wahl et al, 2010). Keating (2008) for instance, highlighted the significance of the space element, in the context/setting of the rural area.…”

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Housing Aspirations of the Elderly in Malaysia: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Areas

Aini

Nooraisyilah

Aziz

2016

JDBE

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Recent population censuses in many advanced industrial countries have highlighted the growing number of elderly in the rural areas. Additionally, industralisation in the urban areas of developing countries has, to a certain degree caused significant changes of traditional family structure and has resulted in nuclear conjugal families. Likewise, the ageing phenomenon in Malaysia is inevitable due to the exponential increase in the elderly population. Furthermore, rapid urbanisation and outmigration of rural young generation, has had a significant impact on the population of Malaysia. This is reflected by the high proportion of elderly and high dependency in the rural areas. The issues and demographic pattern of the elderly are divergent and varies from the urban to the rural setting. This article looks at the housing implications of the ageing population in Malaysia in general, and in the rural and urban setting specifically. The study examines the housing aspirations of the elderly living in the urban and rural areas in Malaysia. Future housing plans and the kind of living arrangement the Malaysian elderly seek are explored based on the urban-rural locational aspect. In the effort to provide better quality housing for urban and rural elderly, a face-to-face survey interview was conducted on Malaysian aged 50 years and older living in the Kuala Lumpur (urban) and Kelantan (rural) areas. The findings indicate that most elderly in the urban and the rural areas prefer to age-in-place and stay in a familiar environment. The rural elderly has a stronger preference to ageing in place. A majority of the elderly also indicated a preference to live close to their children, which suggests strong family values amongst Malaysians. The study further revealed that the elderly are more likely to either renovate or improve, especially, the bedroom and bathroom areas to avoid accidents. The elderly in the rural area preferred landed housing in the form of either a single or double storey bungalow, whilst, the elderly in the urban area are more open and willing to move to other housing options, for example, strata housing, and other forms of landed housing, for example, terrace house and bungalow. It is recommended that a policy be introduced to promote ageing-in-place and takes into account the aspirations, preferences, behaviour and opinions of the elderly in Malaysia.

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Geographical Gerontology: Mapping a Disciplinary Intersection

Cited by 67 publications

References 126 publications

Gerontology in Canada: History, Challenges, Research

Gerontology in Canada: History, Challenges, Research

Paisaje natural y envejecimiento saludable en el lugar: el caso del Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey (México)

Housing Aspirations of the Elderly in Malaysia: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Areas

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