Living Environment, Mobility, and Wellbeing among Seniors in the United States: A New Interdisciplinary Dialogue

In view of the demographic profile of the older adults in the United States, in the next two decades, cities and communities need to adapt the form, environment, and transportation systems to accommodate the growing aging population. In this article, I review two streams of literature in the mobilit...

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Published in:Journal of planning literature 2020-08, Vol.35 (3), p.298-314
Main Author: Li, Shengxiao (Alex)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Environment
Interdisciplinary aspects
Literature reviews
Mobility
Older people
Streams
Transportation systems
Well being
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Summary:In view of the demographic profile of the older adults in the United States, in the next two decades, cities and communities need to adapt the form, environment, and transportation systems to accommodate the growing aging population. In this article, I review two streams of literature in the mobility among the older population: the mobility/living environment and wellbeing; the relationship between living environment and mobility. I argue that two streams of literature should be combined to inform an interdisciplinary dialogue and a new agenda for future research.
ISSN:0885-4122
1552-6593
DOI:10.1177/0885412220914993