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HEALTH & PLACE
Volume 35, Issue -, Pages 206-217Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.09.016
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Bluespace; Aging; Wellbeing; Islands; New Zealand
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- project entitled Ageing in place: empowering older people to repair and maintain safe and comfortable houses in their communities - Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST)
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This paper examines how bluespaces inform experiences of place, being aged, and wellbeing among seniors on Waiheke, an island within the greater Auckland area in northern New Zealand. We draw on photo-elicitation interviews with seniors aged 65-94 to argue that bluespaces shape metaphors of Islandness` that, in turn, help maintain wellbeing. We conclude that, although island settings pose unique challenges for seniors, (e.g. potential isolation, and a lack of advanced care), drawing on the qualities of bluespaces helps maintain a secure sense of self anchored in strong affective ties to place. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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