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A new neighborhood every fall
— aging in place in a college town | | Author(s) | Kathleen H Powell |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 59, nos 7-8, October-December 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, October-December 2016 |
| Pages | pp 537-553 |
| Source | htpp://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Living in the community ; Engagement ; Universities ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Older adults who live in residential neighbourhoods adjacent to college and university campuses have a unique experience that makes them vulnerable to marginalisation and displacement. As these neighbourhoods become increasingly dominated by college students living in rented properties, older adults find themselves in the minority in a neighbourhood where they have lived for many years. In addition, these neighbourhoods are attractive to universities, city governments and private companies for their development potential, which can result in gentrification. A year-long ethnographic study of a campus-adjacent neighbourhood in a small US college town that is home to a medium-sized public university sheds light on the relationships between members of 5 stakeholder groups that have a vested interest in the neighbourhood. The study highlights the need for additional research on different types of neighbourhoods and their effects on ageing in place, in addition to outlining social work interventions in campus-adjacent neighbourhoods that are designed to enhance these intergenerational spaces. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170217233 A |
| Classmark | RH: K4: DN: V5: 7T |
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