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Adaptive Reuse : Accommodating Canberra's Working and Ageing Poor
A new report into housing affordability has called for urgent action to develop and subsidise smaller housing stock in Canberra.
The Safe and Well green paper revealed an estimated 20,000 Canberra households were experiencing housing stress, with rent consuming up to 70 per cent of incomes.
Other contributors to the green paper see opportunity in some of Canberra's more than 100,000 square
2015
The Future of Housing and the Built Environment in an Ageing Population
This document reflects the discussions in a UK Government Office for Science meeting held to gather the views of a sample of people with experience in the issues raised by the ageing population, specifically housing.
2015
All our futures... Housing for ageing
In the Spring of 2015 leading figures from the housing and ageing sectors came together at a summit to map out the actions required to address the critical issue of housing for an ageing population. This paper documents the recommendations put forward by the Summit participants.
2015
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The voices of mid-life women facing housing insecurity
Single, mid-life women in Australia have emerged as a group vulnerable to housing insecurity and having a high potential of homelessness in their old age (65+). Mid-life is used here to denote women aged between 40 and 65.
2015
Smart designs for an ageing population
Singapore’s life expectancy is one of the highest in the world. Its older population (age 60+) is projected to grow from 814,000 (15 per cent of population) in 2012 to 2,308,000 (38 per cent) by 2050 – faster than Japan. At this rate of growth, Singapore is anticipated to become the world’s 4th ‘oldest’ country in the next three to four decades.
2015
Housing an Ageing Population (England)
This paper opens with a summary on the current context in the UK, beginning with details on build figures and population numbers for the older demographic. It progresses to set the scene in terms of tenure type for the older population.
2015
The NANA Project - a new architecture for the new aged that advocates a better built environment for older people
For over ten years I have been working, writing and lecturing
on design for the aged and as an architect I have often been
appalled at the environments that people age in. Not only are the traditional ‘nursing home’ and ‘retirement village’ a little outdated, they often create separation and foster ‘otherness’, isolating people from their surrounds and loved ones.
2015
Rethinking the Care Needs of Older Homeless People
Our research project, “Homelessness in Late life: Growing Old on the Streets, in Shelters, and Long-term Care” explores the challenges older homelessness brings for aging societies as a whole and for service providers working in housing, shelter and long-term care.
It involves a critical policy analysis; qualitative interviews with service providers and older homeless people; and participant obse
2014
Aging in The Netherlands: State of the Art and Science
Abstract
The population of the Netherlands is aging, although it is still relatively young in comparison with the population of most other European countries. As Dutch society transitions from a welfare state to a society based more on individual responsibility, the increasingly well-educated and financially well-off elderly people wish to exert more control over their own lives.
2014
Themes:
Innovative housing solutions for an ageing population - a case study
Common Ground Tasmania is about providing people with the support they need to recover from the trauma of homelessness, to exit an endless cycle of homelessness and crisis accommodation, to stay housed and to rebuild their lives.
Four key features of the Common Ground supportive housing model:
- Permanent, affordable accommodation with design features adding value to the surrounding community
- A
2014
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."