Abstract: Preface Part I. Introduction 1. Introduction to geographical gerontology Mark W. Skinner, Gavin J. Andrews and Malcolm P. Cutchin 2. Space and place in geographical gerontology Gavin J. Andrews, Malcolm P. Cutchin and Mark W. Skinner Part II. Geographical perspectives on ageing 3. Health geographies of ageing Janine L. Wiles 4. Social and cultural geographies of ageing Christine Milligan and Anna Tarrant 5. Population geographies of older people Mark W. Rosenberg and Kathi Wilson 6. Planning and design of ageing communities Judith E. Phillips 7. Environment and ageing Keith Diaz Moore Part III. Geographical scales of inquiry 8. Global ageing David R. Phillips and Zhixin Feng 9. Ageing in low- and middle-income countries Andrea Rishworth and Susan J. Elliott 10. Urban ageing: new agendas for geographical gerontology Tine Buffel and Chris Phillipson 11. Rural ageing Mark W. Skinner and Rachel Winterton 12. Ageing communities Sarah A. Lovell 13. Household spaces of ageing Anne Martin-Matthews and Denise S. Cloutier 14. Embodiment and emotion in later life Rachel Herron Part IV. Key issues in geographical gerontology 15. Explaining the ageing in place realities of older adults Stephen Golant 16. Being in place Graham D. Rowles 17. Active relationships of ageing people and places Malcolm P. Cuthcin 18. Older persons, place and health care accessibility Neil Hanlon 19. Mobilities and ageing Anthony C. Gatrell 20. Constructions of old-age social exclusion Kieran Walsh 21. Employed caregivers in the ageing family Gillian M. Joseph and Alun E. Joseph 22. Ageing landscapes Robin Kearns and Tara M. Coleman 23. Therapeutic landscapes of ageing Rachel Winterton Part V. Discussion 24. On the interdisciplinary challenge of geographical gerontology Sheila Peace 25. Geographical gerontology: progress and possibilities Malcolm P. Cutchin, Mark Skinner and Gavin J. Andrews