Amanda Davies, Amity James

Geographies of Ageing

Social Processes and the Spatial Unevenness of Population Ageing

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the patterns and causes of uneven population ageing. It identifies those countries and localities most likely to experience population ageing and the reasons for this. Attention is also given to the role that youth migration, labour force migration, retirement migration and ageing in place have in influencing the spatial concentrations of older people

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9781409417767
• ISBN-10: 140941776X
• Artikelnr.: 45341271

Autorenporträt

Dr Amanda Davies, Curtin University, Australia & Dr. Amity James, University of Queensland, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part I Spatial Nature of Ageing
Chapter 2 Population Ageing, a Global Concern
Chapter 3 Ageing within Countries
Part II Complex Drivers of Ageing
Chapter 4 Ageing and Migration
Chapter 5 The Working Age Population: Spatial Divisions, Migrations and Ageing
Chapter 6 Young People, Migration and Ageing
Chapter 7 Ageing in Place: Challenges, Opportunities and the Spatial Implications
Chapter 8 Housing, Residential Mobility and Ageing
Part III Implications of Ageing
Chapter 9 Impact of an Ageing Population on Labour Supply and Demand
Chapter 10 Environmental Implications of an Ageing Population
Chapter 11 Conclusions