Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2016
Keywords
aging, community services, market, participation, planning
Abstract
Using a national survey of local governments, we explore the drivers of planning and service delivery for older adults. Our regression models find that planning for aging and elder engagement are the most influential factors explaining the level of community services for elders. Services are lower in less dense suburban and rural communities, and market-based services are lower in communities with more senior poverty. This creates two challenges for planners: to help generate a market response for aging services, and to articulate the link between the built environment and services so communities that lack supportive physical environments can become better places to age.
Publisher Attribution
Warner, M. E., Homsy, G. C., & Morken, L. J. (2016). Planning for Aging in Place Stimulating a Market and Government Response. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 0739456X16642824.
The final, definitive version has been published in Journal of Planning Education and Research in 2016 published by SAGE Publishing, All rights reserved.
To access the full article follow the link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X16642824
Recommended Citation
Warner, Mildred; Homsy, George C.; and Morken, Lydia J., "Planning for Aging in Place: Stimulating a Market and Government Response" (2016). Public Administration Faculty Scholarship. 20.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/public_admin_fac/20