User:Bostjan Kerbler/sandbox

Education
PhD in Geographical Sciences

Academic, scientific and research titles
Research Associate

Employment
Researcher at the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia

Research work
The main areas of expertise:
 * Housing and built environment for the elderly;
 * Ageing at home (home adaptations, innovative care & health services);
 * Innovative housing solutions and services for the elderly (ICT solutions – telehealth and telecare);
 * Planning of living environments for the elderly – age-friendly communities;
 * Accessibility for the persons with disabilities;
 * Social economy/Social entrepreneurship (for the elderly and persons with disabilities);
 * Lifelong learning and education of the elderly;
 * Environmental gerontology;
 * Welfare state futures in an ageing society;
 * Social innovations;
 * Ageing and farm family business ownership succession studies;
 * Other demographic studies.

Management functions
Editor-in-Chief

The editor of an international scholarly journal Urbani izziv (Eng. Urban Challenge), indexed in several international bibliographical databases (SCOPUS Elsevier etc.). The journal is intended for the dissemination of new knowledge and discussion of contemporary urban and spatial planning issues. Articles from various scientific fields and disciplines are published in the journal (e.g., geography, architecture, landscape architecture, surveying, sociology, economics, etc.), presenting the scientific and expert interests of authors in:
 * urban studies,
 * landscape planning and design,
 * regional studies,
 * housing studies, etc.

The Editors accept contributions throughout the year.

Despite its major focus on social science topics, the orientation of the journal is interdisciplinary, encompassing developments and new directions in research fields, thereby strengthening, broadening, improving and synergising skills. The editors strive to ensure a balanced participation of authors worldwide.

Lecturer

Lecturer at the the Third Age University. The Third Age University of Slovenia is a voluntary educational movement, meant for 50+, mostly retired people, but also for elderly workers out of work. It has been established to provide access to culture and education for the elderly and to contribute to changing the social and economic position of the elderly. The Third Age University encompasses at present 35 universities all over the country. Each Slovenian university organises study circles, lectures, and some of them also summer universities, educational camps, study trips, etc. The Third Age University has different goals to accomplish, be educational or social.

Honors & Awards
Received two University Awards for outstanding achievements.