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Throughout the world's hinterland regions, people are growing old in resource-dependent communities that were neither originally designed nor presently equipped to support an ageing population. This book provides cutting edge theoretical and empirical insights into the new phenomenon resource frontier ageing, to understand the diverse experiences of and responses to rural population ageing in the early 21^st century. The book explores the resource hinterland as a new frontier of rural ageing and examines three central themes of rural population change, community development and...

This book advances the field of study called geographical gerontology a burgeoning body of interdisciplinary scholarship encompassing the application of geographical concepts and approaches to the study of ageing, old age and older populations. With contributions from leading international experts in the field, the book establishes the conceptual and thematic foundations for future research. The book begins with an introductory chapter that sets the disciplinary and interdisciplinary foundation for the field; followed by a series of chapters organized around the themes of geographical...