Category: BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR SENIOR LIVING

Let’s not kid ourselves. Achieving a sustainable state, let alone sustainable senior living, is likely impossible. But, the potential of individuals, businesses, neighborhoods, and municipalities benefiting from moving closer to a sustainable state is possible. Such a move begins with understanding the trends and then admitting to certain realities regarding their influences. Coming to understand…

Despite the public’s likely reaction, sustainable senior living, as an integral part of a community’s vitality, can become a reality. Getting there, though, cannot occur in a vacuum. The aging of America, and the world for that matter, is one of five converging global trends. The other four are peak oil, water scarcity, climate change,…

The following is the first of six installments that originally comprised an article originally published in Educational Gerontology (vol.37: pages 466–48) in 2011. The installments, over the next two weeks will be: The article’s bibliography will be included along with the final installment. Questions and comments are welcome.  Abstract: The aging of society is an inescapable trend that…