The making of ageing-in-place:Perspectives on a Dutch social policy towards lifecycle-robust neighbourhoods

What does a photo of a steep forest path or a vacant plot of land have to do with lifecycle-robust neighbourhoods? This dissertation found that growing old in your own neighbourhood can be very different from the picture painted by government policy. This four-year study examined the practical results of a social policy geared towards the development of lifecycle-robust neighbourhoods. What is the significance of these results for the ageing-in-place policy? While most people want to live at home for as long as possible, the policy generated various tensions. Social engineering ideals in polic... Mehr ...