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"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 emergent dimension of rural population aging, to understand the diverse experiences of, and responses to, rural population ageing in the early 21st century. The book contextualising the conceptual foundations of resource frontier aging, and explores three central themes of rural population ageing, rural community development and rural voluntarism. By exploring the links among these three themes the book provides the conceptual and empirical foundations for the future agenda of rural ageing research. This timely contribution contains 15 original chapters by leading international experts from Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK, and Norway. "--

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to ageing resource communities -- Part I New frontiers -- 2 New frontiers of rural ageing: resource hinterlands -- 3 Place integration: notes on a Deweyan framework for community inquiry -- 4 Voluntarism, older people, and ageing places: pathways of integration and marginalization -- Part II International perspectives -- Perspectives on rural population ageing -- 5 Rural ageing in farm communities in Ireland: changing agricultural resources - changing lives -- 6 Austerity, welfare reform, and older people in rural places: competing discourses of voluntarism and community? -- 7 Long-termcare service delivery challenges for ageing in place in rural communities: a health region case study of home and residential care -- Perspectives on rural community development -- 8 Gamvik, 'a good place to grow old': the role of voluntary organizations in an ageing resource-dependent municipality in northern Norway -- 9 Experiences of economic change in small town New Zealand: implications for voluntarism and community capacity -- 10 Planning for all ages and stages of life in resource hinterlands: place-based development in northern British Columbia -- Perspectives on rural voluntarism -- 11 Plugging the gaps? Voluntary sector innovation for supporting healthy rural ageing -- 12 Civic and voluntary contributions of retirement migrants and their impact on rural community sustainability: perceptions of local governments -- 13 Voluntarism, community culture, and ageing in place in resource-based communities -- Part III Discussion -- 14 Emerging issues in ageing resource communities -- 15 Towards new rural ageing futures -- Index.