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[Naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs)]
 — special issue
Journal titleJournal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 24, nos 3/4, 2010
Pagespp 233-429 (whole issue)
Sourcehttp://www.tandfonline.com
KeywordsRetirement communities ; Services.
AnnotationSpecial issue featuring an editorial followed by 11 articles looking at naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs), defined as housing developments which are not planned or designed for older people, but which over time come to house largely older people. Topics covered include: horizontal versus vertical NORCs (i.e. communities in high-rise apartment buildings); public health, NORCs and inter-agency collaboration; community design and active ageing; barriers to service provision within NORCs; NORCs and ageing in place; NORCs and community-based services; NORCs and manufactured home parks; risks to healthy ageing in NORCs in New York; NORCs and community transformation; NORCs and healthy ageing at home; NORCs and the needs of residents. (JL).
Accession NumberCPA-111117002 A
ClassmarkROA: I

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