1. Creating Empowering Environments for People with Dementia
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Charras, Kevin, Hogervorst, Eef, Wallcook, Sarah, Kuliga, Saskia, and Woods, Bob
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Dementia ,design ,built environment ,environmental design knowledge ,research ,inclusive adaption ,public space ,living environments ,sociotherapeutic ,dementia-friendly hospital design ,general hospitals ,hospital design ,dementia-sensitive organizations ,urban transportation ,independence ,empowerment ,dementia-enabling ,thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment ,thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RP Regional and area planning ,thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology ,thema EDItEUR::V Health, Relationships and Personal development ,thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine::MBNH Personal and public health / health education ,thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKM Clinical psychology::MKMT Psychotherapy ,thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology::JMB Psychological methodology ,thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMA Theory of architecture ,thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBP Health systems and services::MBPK Mental health services ,thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKJ Neurology and clinical neurophysiology ,thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMC Architectural structure and design::AMCR Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design ,thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects ,thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSN Social work - Abstract
This edited volume addresses the environments that exacerbate, exclude, and stigmatise those living with dementia to explore designs and processes that can optimise well-being and independence. Featuring the voices and opinions of people with dementia, the chapters showcase individual homes, special dementia facilities, different forms of care homes, and public spaces, from landscape to urbanism, as examples of how to meet the needs and preferences for those living with dementia now. As a response to a recent Cochrane meta-analysis (2022) which highlighted the problems associated with using traditional, medically orientated evaluative methods for environmental design, this book demonstrates a range of research methods that can be used to inform and investigate good co-design of dementia-enabling environments. Furthermore, the book addresses cultural differences in people’s needs and illustrates past, ongoing, and novel initiatives worldwide. Ultimately, this timely volume focuses on person-centred design that enables empowerment, quality of life, health, and citizenship in people living with dementia. It will be of value to researchers, scholars, and postgraduate students studying gerontology, dementia specifically, and those involved with architecture and the built environment for societal benefit more broadly.
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- 2025
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