Designing Community "Drop-In" Spaces to Foster Social Connection Among Older Adults: A Practitioner's Field Note Report From an Urban Housing District.
Urban communities in Japan are increasingly experiencing social isolation among older adults due to a decline in everyday interaction opportunities. This qualitative case study offers a practitioner-based field note from the Namiki district of Yokohama City, where an informal, open-access "drop-in"...
| Publicado en: | Inquiry (00469580) Vol. 63; pp. 1 - 6 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
4/10/2026
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