Connect : design for an empathic society / Sabine Wildevuur ... [et al.].
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TextPublisher: Amsterdam : Uitgeverij Bis, c2013Description: 215 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789063693312 Subject(s): Industrial design -- Social aspects | Technology and older people | Aging -- Social aspectsSummary: The prospects are clear: we will probably live longer. The number of people aged 65 and up will increase enormously over the next few decades. Society will change as a result, but in what manner? Europe - and, in fact, probably the world - faces the challenge of preventing loneliness and isolation amongst a growing group of senior people. The oldest part of the population is at particular risk of becoming isolated and lonely as they grow older and their work-related networks erode. While working in the field of technology and aging, the authors discovered that there is a whole new field to be explored, namely the phenomenon of connectedness. This book is written by a group of authors with very different backgrounds, varying from business, ICT, marketing, anthropology, medicine, design and computer interaction. They all felt the urge to explore this field of connectedness and they discovered new opportunities for the emerging market of 'aging-driven design'.
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| Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | TS171.4 .C66 2013 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0005277L |
The prospects are clear: we will probably live longer. The number of people aged 65 and up will increase enormously over the next few decades. Society will change as a result, but in what manner? Europe - and, in fact, probably the world - faces the challenge of preventing loneliness and isolation amongst a growing group of senior people. The oldest part of the population is at particular risk of becoming isolated and lonely as they grow older and their work-related networks erode. While working in the field of technology and aging, the authors discovered that there is a whole new field to be explored, namely the phenomenon of connectedness. This book is written by a group of authors with very different backgrounds, varying from business, ICT, marketing, anthropology, medicine, design and computer interaction. They all felt the urge to explore this field of connectedness and they discovered new opportunities for the emerging market of 'aging-driven design'.