Chapter
Aging and Health
Abstract
Geographical studies of aging and health constitute a diverse and long-standing field of research that crosscuts many subdisciplines of human geography, as well as subfields of social gerontology and the health sciences. Studies that map the distributional features of older populations and their health have long been, and continue to be, an important strand of this research. With roots in 1970s environmental psychology, other research in this …
Authors
Andrews GJ
Book title
International Encyclopedia of Human Geography
Pagination
pp. 67-71
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2020
DOI
10.1016/b978-0-08-102295-5.10360-9