AOTA's societal statement on livable communities.

AOTA's societal statement on youth violence.

Acts of violence include bullying, verbal threats, physical assault, domestic abuse, the use of objects or weapons to harm another, and gunfire. Premature death, disability, and academic failure occur due to the violent activity that surrounds many American youth. Risk factors that contribute to youth violence include a history of being abused or abusing others, school truancy, poor time use, e...

Livable communities for adults with disabilities.

In 2004, the National Council on Disability (NCD) commissioned the Center for Home Care Policy and Research to research and prepare a report on the topic of "livable communities" for adults with disabilities. The following is a summary of the major findings in the report and the priority action steps that communities should take to become more livable for people with disabilities. The report wa...

Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities

This paper was written by Jonathan Weiss of the George Washington University Center on Sustainability and Regional Growth* in collaboration with the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities. It is the fourth in a series of translation papers sponsored by the Funders’ Network to translate the impact of sprawl upon issues of importance to America’s communities and to suggest oppo...

Big Data Analytics to Aid Developing Livable Communities FINAL REPORT

The Physical Factors Affecting the Social Livability of Gated Communities: A Case study of Gated Communities in Tehran

Despite negative perspectives on their consequences, gated communities continue to spread in cities due to structural reasons such as globalization and economic neo-liberalism. Hence, there is a need to seek for a way of achieving a balance and make these communities livable. Due to agreement with economic market perspectives, livability principles might offer a solution for mediating the socia...