Living for the Elderly : : A Design Manual Second and Revised Edition / / Eckhard Feddersen, Insa Lüdtke.

Ein umfassendes Grundlagenwerk mit optimiertem Konzept für Entwurf und Planung

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018
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Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2017]
©2018
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Inhalt
  • Preface to the second edition
  • Universal Design: a declaration of independence
  • One’s bed, room and house in old age
  • Perspectives on ageing across various cultures
  • New forms of living for the elderly
  • From retirement -communities of care to communities of meaning
  • Dementia as a mode of being: the living environment and everyday competency
  • Living and dying in a hospice
  • On the essence of living: safety – security – orientation
  • Floor plan design – providing for the changing needs of the elderly
  • Interior architecture and product design
  • Gardens for senior citizens – a framework for the design of outdoor spaces
  • The role of the architect in the care provision and housing markets
  • Planning and designing for people with dementia
  • Planning for demand – participatory planning and building as a holistic process
  • Operators, service providers and clients in the housing and nursing care industries
  • Project controlling and cost management of housing projects for the elderly
  • Quality management and user satisfaction surveys
  • Inter-generational living
  • Assisted living - Serviced apartments
  • Living concepts for specific user groups
  • Living concepts for people with dementia
  • Residential and nursing homes
  • Diverse neighbourhoods Housing in mixed-use contexts
  • Project data
  • Authors
  • Bibliography
  • Index of names
  • Index of places
  • Photo credits