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Article: WSU prof collaborates on book on elderly environs
- Article from:
- Journal of Business
- Article date:
- January 29, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright Northwest Business Press Inc. Jan 29, 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Bob Scarfo, an associate professor of landscape architecture at Washington State University's Spokane campus, served as a contributing editor on a newly released book that explores the correlations between aging populations and the "built environments" where they live.
Landscape architect Jack Carman and gerontologists Nancy Carman and Pauline Abbott, all of whom live and work elsewhere, also are contributing editors of the book, titled, "Re-Creating Neighborhoods for Successful Aging." Various other authors contributed to the content.
The book addresses issues such as elder-friendly design principles, the causal' relationship between health and the environment, naturally occurring ...