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Socially Healthy Ageing: The Importance of Third Places, Soft Edges and Walkable Neighbourhoods
Population ageing is a complex subject with implications for public policy and urban and regional planning. A key community responsibility of population ageing is to ensure the health and
wellbeing of this cohort. In this respect, planning for socially healthy ageing is a critical area requiring urgent and substantial research.
2015
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Oscillating in and out of place: Experiences of newly homeless older adults in Montreal, Quebec
While aging in place research has burgeoned over the past few decades, scant research has examined experiences of older adults who are becoming homeless for the first time.
Drawing on the geographic concept of place, defined as a dynamic, politicized, meaningful location, constructivist grounded theory methodology, observations, document analysis and in depth interviews with 15 newly homeless old
2015
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A First Time for Everything: Homelessness
The face of homelessness is changing but are our policies and social responses up to it? STEPHANIE CARSON, Benetas Victoria, writes about the experiences of two older women and their advocates. More action, more urgently, is needed so that others are not left behind after years of caring, working and service.
2015
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More NZ retirees will become homeless
New Zealand is facing a growing population of homeless older people.
The Salvation Army has released new research estimating that by 2030, 200,000 retirement-aged won't own a house and will be unable to afford rent.
2015
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The role of private rental support programs in housing outcomes for vulnerable Australians
This report is the first output from a study that will shed light on the present role of brokerage programs and their role in the private rental housing market.
2015
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A Profile of Maine’s Older Population and Housing Stock
Maine has the highest proportion of people aged 55 and older in the country, and the size of the older population is projected to grow. This demographic trend raises a number of concerns, not least of which is the adequacy and affordability of Maine’s housing stock to meet the needs of the state’s older population.
2015
Public Housing in Crisis
Public housing is full of vibrant communities and great people who help make Melbourne a great place to live.But increasingly, Melbourne’s public housing system is in crisis and 34,000 people languish on waiting lists across Victoria.Since being rst elected in 2010, Adam Bandt’s of ce has been approached by over 600 Melbourne constituents and others regarding public housing.This report analyses 5
2015
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Room for the future: Will Australia’s apartments today work for the ageing population of tomorrow?
In the focus on ‘investors versus families’, the debate around apartment regulation often ignores one of the most important housing issues facing modern Australia – the need to accommodate our ageing population. Professor Lorraine Farrelly argues for adaptability in the design of new apartments.
2014
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Is cohousing a suitable housing typology for an ageing population within the UK?
The study investigates why there are so few cohousing communities in the UK, particularly in light of their success in Europe and the US. It asks why cohousing has not taken off to the same extent as it has in Europe.
2014
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Security of tenure for the ageing population in Western Australia
The genesis of this research commenced several years ago as the impact of Western Australia’s ‘resources boom’ was becoming evident. Although that period augured in years of prosperity for some Western Australians, for many – especially those on lower and fixed incomes – the rising cost of living became problematic.
2014
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."