This book explains how space, place and mobility have shaped the experiences of disabled
people both in the past and in contemporary societies. The key features of this insightful …

Introducing Human Geographies is the leading guide to human geography for
undergraduate students, explaining new thinking on essential topics and discussing exciting …

Faced with economic uncertainty and declining retirement security, older adults have
increasingly tried to remain in, or return to, the workforce in recent years. Unfortunately, a …

Problem: The 78 million baby boomers have driven up housing demand and prices for three
decades since beginning to buy homes in 1970 and continuing up the housing ladder. What …

For at least three decades, the issue of physical accessibility has been a focus of analysis
amongst some spatial scientists, including geographers, urban planners and architects …

Studies of disability have been rare in human geography until a recent blossoming of
interest. In this article we review the expanding literature on disability, charting the process …

Olmstead v. LC upheld the civil rights of individuals with disabilities to live, learn, work, and
socialize in the community of their choice. The built environment plays a role in the …

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and spatial experiences of people with
dwarfism, an impairment that results in a person being no taller than 4'10". This book …

The study of social movements has shifted increasingly toward examining the resource base
from which collective behavior is able to emerge, rather than giving weight to the goals …

In the last decade access for disabled people to public buildings has become an important
part of the political agenda. Yet, one of the main forms of discrimination which still persists …