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ID: 09316
Title:Physical Environments and Aging: Critical Contributions of M. Powell Lawton to Theory and Practice.
Publication Year: 2003.
Format(s): Book Monograph
Language(s): English
Audience(s): Gerontologists , Health Facilities Administrators , Health Services Providers , Planners
Author(s): Scheidt, R.J., ed.; , Windley, P.G., ed.
Source: New York, NY: Haworth Press, Inc. 2003. 155 p. (co-published simultaneously as Journal of Housing for the Elderly. 17(1/2): 1-155. 2003).

Abstract: This book summarizes the contributions of M. Powell Lawton to research, practice, and policy in the field of physical environment and aging. Nine papers discuss the following topics: (1) the scholarly dilemmas that have characterized Lawton's career; (2) the philosophical foundations that guided Lawton's thinking and research; (3) Lawton's contributions to the built environment, with a focus on the major principles of environmental design and planning; (4) Lawton's meaning of community at the physical, personal, suprapersonal, and social environmental levels, and the implications for community planning; (5) Lawton's contributions to the design of long-term care facilities, including key environmental principles for residents with dementia; (6) Lawton's quality of life model and the therapeutic value of place-based reminiscence; (7) Lawton's contributions to theory and research on home modification; (8) the application of aging factors to interior design and product selection; and (9) the development and validation of the Housing-Related Control Beliefs Questionnaire.

Availability: Available from The Haworth Press, Inc. 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580. (800) 429-6784. E-mail: orders@haworthpress.com. Website: www.HaworthPress.com. ISBN: 0789020076 (paperback); 0789020068 (hardcover). PRICE: $29.95 (paperback); $49.95 (hard cover).
Major Descriptor(s): AGING , ARCHITECTURAL-DESIGN , ENVIRONMENT , INDOOR-ENVIRONMENTS , LONG-TERM-CARE-FACILITIES
Minor Descriptor(s): DEMENTIA , RESEARCH , BEHAVIOR-MODIFICATION , QUALITY-OF-LIFE

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