Environment & Gerontology Network

international association for people-environment studies

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Environment & Gerontology Network.
 
Welcome
 
This website is maintained by members of the International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) who are active in the area of environmental gerontology.
 
Network meetings are held the biannual IAPS conference. The next meeting will be at IAPS20 in Rome (July 27 - August 1, 2008).  

The Network Aims.
 
To improve understanding of interrelationships between elderly people and their built and natural surroundings, and to help create environments responsive to their needs;
 
Facilitate communication among those concerned with the relationships between elderly people and their physical environment;
 
Stimulate research and innovation for improving human well-being and the physical environment; and
 
Promote the integration of research, education, policy and practice.