Ecologies of care
The societal organization of care is shaped by social networks and their integration into respective cultural, organizational, political, as well as spatial and natural environments. The health opportunities and possibilities for mutual care we have in crisis situations, in aging, and in dying depend significantly on how and where we live.
What do the local networks of relationships and care look like? What socio-economic resources do people have? What images of aging shape the ideas of life in old age and death? What knowledge (the connection between education and health literacy) exists regarding help and care options? What environmental stressors impact health and care conditions? What concepts of care and aging are embedded in urban planning and architectural environments?
Our research on Caring Communities, Caring Spaces, Public Health, and Palliative Care deliberately reflects on these diverse interactions of an Ecology of Care to draw conclusions for the future of sustainable living and care spaces.