Contents

pp iii-iv

List of figures and tables

pp v-vii

Preface

pp viii-ix

List of contributors

pp x-xiv

one - Introduction

pp 1-14

two - Modelling ageing populations to 2030: financing long-term care in England

pp 15-36

Part One - Active and healthy ageing

pp 37-38

three - Working Late: strategies to enhance productive and healthy environments for an older workforce

pp 39-58

four - Healthy ageing across the life course

pp 59-80

five - Measuring the quality of later life

pp 81-102

six - Engagement in musical activities

pp 103-128

seven - Combating social exclusion through community arts

pp 129-146

eight - Connectivity of older people in rural areas

pp 147-166

Part Two - Designing for an older population

pp 167-168

nine - Fit for purpose

pp 169-192

ten - Design for ageing well

pp 193-218

eleven - Tackling ageing continence

pp 219-234

twelve - Evaluating the visualisation of dynamic biomechanical data for healthcare and design

pp 235-256

thirteen - Transitions in kitchen living: past experiences and present use

pp 257-276

fourteen - Biomechanical constraints to stair negotiation

pp 277-304

Part Three - Global ageing

pp 305-306

fifteen - Ageing, wellbeing and development: Brazil and South Africa

pp 307-324

sixteen - Ageing, poverty and neoliberalism in urban south India

pp 325-346

seventeen - Conclusion

pp 347-358

Index

pp 359-368