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Urban Environment, Health and Ageing in Latin America

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Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America

Part of the book series: International Perspectives on Aging ((Int. Perspect. Aging,volume 13))

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The concept of disability has evolved from a biomedical perspective with an individual-centred approach to an interdisciplinary perspective ranging from biology and medicine to geography, urban planning, sociology and even environmental sciences with a focus on interactions between the environment and the individual. In recent decades, numerous studies have sought to identify the neighbourhood or district characteristics that influence health, and some of these studies have focused specifically on the characteristics that can have an impact on disability in elderly people. Based on this research, the WHO identifies residential environments as places amenable to intervention to reduce disability and promote policies designed to increasing security, equitable access to services, and environments that foster social integration and physical activity.

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Zunzunegui, M.V. (2016). Urban Environment, Health and Ageing in Latin America. In: Sánchez-González, D., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, V. (eds) Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America. International Perspectives on Aging, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21419-1_7

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