HOW DO UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENTS CONVEY MEANING TO OLDER PEOPLE? URBAN DIMENSIONS OF PLACELESSNESS AND ATTACHMENT

How do unfamiliar environments convey meaning to older people? Urban dimensions of placelessness and attachment

The discussion within gerontology of the relationship between older people and their environment (place attachment and ageing in place in particular) has been based on an assumption of familiarity with place.Yet increasingly older people experience unfamiliar environments.This can be through increased travelling as tourists and visitors to other to

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Does suboptimal household flooring increase the risk of diarrhoea and intestinal parasite infection in low and middle income endemic settings? A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Abstract Background Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions often fail Control to show long-term impact on diarrhoeal and/or intestinal parasite risk in many low- and middle-income countries.Less attention has been paid to wider contextual factors that may contribute to high levels of contamination in the domestic environment such as household

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