Intergenerational Pathways to a Sustainable Society

• Main Authors: Kaplan, Matthew (Author), Sanchez, Mariano (Author), Hoffman, Jaco (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Perspectives on Sustainable Growth,
• Subjects: Business.; Industrial management > Environmental aspects.; Personnel management.; Social policy.; Population.; Business and Management.; Sustainability Management.; Social Policy.; Population Economics.; Human Resource Management.; Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.

This volume explores intergenerational practices and their impact on social sustainability, with an emphasis on developing programmatic efforts to address profound social challenges such as underperforming educational and work-related systems, failing support systems for dependent or vulnerable popu...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Intergenerational Approaches for Sustaining Physical and Mental Health
• Chapter 3 Intergenerational Strategies for Sustaining Families and Family Life
• Chapter 4 Intergenerational Strategies for Promoting Lifelong Learning
• Chapter 5 Intergenerational Strategies for Sustaining Strong Communities
• Chapter 6 Intergenerational Strategies for Establishing Sustainable Work Environments and Work-Family Balance
• Chapter 7 Conclusions.