Ageing and the Built Environment in Singapore

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yuen, Belinda (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Aging.; Community psychology.; Environmental psychology.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Community and Environmental Psychology.

This book contains a collection of studies that have been conducted among older residents in Singapore. Different methods, from surveys to crowd sourcing, have been used to investigate the older adults' lived experiences and social participation in the residential environment. The findings reve...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Forward
• 2. Preface
• 3. Introduction: Framing the Issue by Belinda Yuen and Špela Močnik
• 4. Surveying Older Adults' Perceptions and Aspirations, by Belinda Yuen, Chathura Withanage and Parvathi Nair
• 5. Focusing on Older Residents Views, by Belinda Yuen and Parvathi Nair
• 6. Sharing Key Informant Views, by Belinda Yuen and Cheong Sue Wei
• 7. Housing Audit by Belinda Yuen and Parvathi Nair
• 8. Walking with Older Adults by Belinda Yuen and Penny Kong
• 9. Seeing Through the Eyes of Older Adults, by Belinda Yuen and Emily Soh
• 10. Investigating Space, Activities and Social Dynamics by Belinda Yuen and Parvathi Nair
• 11. Real-Time Data Analysis Using Smart Phone Mobile Application by Marakkalage Sumudu Hasala, Billy Pik Lik Lau, Sanjana Kadaba Viswanath, Yuen Chau, Belinda Yuen
• 12. Assessing Older Adults' Social Connectedness in Bukit Panjang Town by Anna Lane
• 13. Designing with Older Residents by Belinda Yuen and Cheong Sue Wei. .