Kendig Hal
University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australia.
Gerontologist. 2003 Oct;43(5):611-5. doi: 10.1093/geront/43.5.611.
This article considers developments and directions for environmental gerontology drawing on the three papers in this Forum. The multidisciplinary field came of age during the 1960s with Powell Lawton's powerful environmental press paradigm and its applications to empirical research and building design. Recent theoretical developments in Europe and America have advanced and integrated concepts in psychology, geography, and related disciplines. Time dimensions and active use of space are essential for understanding aging individuals and microenvironments as well as changing populations and macroenvironments. Research on residential environments by health professions is informing community care that is enhancing the independence and well-being of older people. With its proven responsiveness to social and policy priorities, environmental gerontology is now providing strong conceptual and empirical bases for advancing healthy aging and age-friendly societies.
本文借助本论坛的三篇论文，探讨了环境老年学的发展及方向。这个多学科领域在20世纪60年代走向成熟，当时鲍威尔·劳顿提出了颇具影响力的环境压力范式，并将其应用于实证研究和建筑设计。欧美地区近期的理论发展推动并整合了心理学、地理学及相关学科的概念。时间维度和空间的积极利用对于理解老年人个体与微环境以及不断变化的人口与宏观环境至关重要。健康专业人士对居住环境的研究为社区护理提供了信息，而社区护理正在提高老年人的独立性和幸福感。鉴于环境老年学已被证明能响应社会和政策重点，它如今正为促进健康老龄化和建设对老年人友好的社会提供强大的概念和实证基础。
