"Gerontechnology: why and how?" is the first textbook on theory and practice of this rapidly developing interdiscipline. Using insight and experience from many different scientific domains as well as from older people themselves, the way is paved towards a longer healthy and independent life of humans in our dynamic society full of information and communication networks.
The book is intended for university education and for workshops in the field of technology and aging. It has been structured for fulfilling the needs of GENIE, the Gerontechnology Education Network in Europe. GENIE is a project funded by the European Union and concerns the cooperation between 40 universities from 17 European countries.
For increased educational effectivity, boxes have been added describing relevant projects in Europe, Japan, and the USA and Canada.
The book is published by Shaker Publising BV, PO Box 3030, NL-6202
NA Maastricht, The Netherlands
Phone: + 31 43 350 0424, Fax: +31 43 325 5090 URL: http://www.shaker.nl
The book can be ordered online or by e-mail to info@shaker.nl. Gerontechnology Why and How, 230 pages, 2000, Euro 36,=
The textbook and the table of contents of the book are also available through the Internet.
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ŠJan Rietsema,
last modified 07 November, 2002