GEO‐GERONTOLOŠKI OBSERVATORIJ

Opis

GEO-GERONTOLOŠKI OBSERVATORIJ je nova podserija serije monografij MEORL, ki obravnavajo geografsko-gerontološke probleme in izzive sodobnega sveta.

Za razvoj sodobnih raziskav staranja v regijah, na podeželju in mestih, za podporo politikam in programom, kakor tudi za učinkovito prilagajanje dnevnih operacij je prostorska usmeritev, z vedenjem o tem kje in kako v posameznih predelih se staranje pojavlja, kako ga doživljajo nosilci odločanja in prebivalci v različnih krajih ter na kakšen način vpliva na naše družbo, lokalno ekonomijo in skupnosti, odločilnega pomena.

Ta knjiga se osredotoča na novo opredeljeno interdisciplinarno študijsko področje – geografsko gerontologijo, za katero predlagamo krajše ime GEO-GERONTOLOGIJA, ki obravnava ta vprašanja. Uvodoma knjiga proučuje obseg in globino geografskih perspektiv, poda koncepte in pristope, ki se uporabljajo za preučevanje staranja, starosti in starejše populacije vezano na prostor, potem pa se podrobneje osredotoči v eno od slovenskih regij na ravni NUTS 3, v tem primeru predvsem na primorsko-notranjsko regijo, njene občine in lokalne akcijske skupine (LAS). Podana je trenutna struktura starejšega prebivalstva in razpršenost starejših brez mlajših sostanovalcev v gospodinjstvu v prostoru, kar zahteva dodatna sredstva za pokrivanje stroškov premagovanja razdalj v regiji. Prikazane so lokacije objektov, ki so potrebni za dobro oskrbo starejših občanov v regiji, sledijo pa projekcije strukture prebivalstva ob predpostavki, da ne bo novih selitev v prostoru, kar je za podeželje dokaj značilno. Prikažemo tudi projekcijo potrebnih kapacitet za oskrbo starejših, od bivalnih objektov do potrebnih postelj v domovih za starejše oziroma negovalnih domovih ter potreb po človeških virih, ki bodo to prebivalstvo oskrbovali.

Ta knjiga ponuja osnovno znanje o geo-gerontologiji in prvi tovrstni celovitejši pregled po primorsko-notranjski regiji.

GEO-GERONTOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY is a new sub-series of the MEORL monograph series, which deal with geographic-gerontological problems and challenges of the modern world.

For the development of modern research on ageing in regions, in the countryside and cities, to support policies and programs, as well as for the practical adaptation of daily operations, the spatial orientation with knowledge of where and how ageing occurs in respective areas, how decision-makers and inhabitants experience it in different places and how it affects our society, local economy and communities, has become of decisive importance.

This book focuses on a newly defined interdisciplinary field of study—geographical gerontology—here proposed to be shortened as GEO-GERONTOLOGY that addresses these issues. In the introduction, the book examines the range and depth of geographical perspectives in gerontology, gives the concepts and approaches used for the study of ageing, age and the older population in relation to space, and then focuses in more detail on one of the Slovenian regions at the NUTS 3 level, in this case mainly the Littoral–Inner Carniola Region, its municipalities and Local Action Groups. Finally, the current structure of the elderly population and the dispersion of older adults who do not have younger relatives in their households in space is given, which requires additional funds to cover the costs of overcoming distances in the region.

The required capacity of facilities has been calculated, which is necessary for the quality care of elderly citizens in the regions and municipalities. Finally, projections of the demographic and geo-gerontological structures are presented, assuming that there will be no new migrations in the area, which is relatively typical for rural areas. These projections also include predicting the necessary capacities of human resources for the care (nurses and social workers) to serve this population.

This book provides the first foundation of knowledge about the state of the art of geographical gerontology in the Slovenian language, in this case, for Littoral–Inner Carniola Region.