South Australia
Sustainable Retirement Living: What Matters?
There is a growing demand for sustainable retirement villages in Australia due to an increasing number of ageing population and public acceptance of sustainable development. This research aims to gain a better understanding of retirees’ understanding about sustainable retirement living and their attitudes towards sustainable developments via a questionnaire survey approach.
2012
Social Spaces Rural Places: Ageing-in-Place in Rural South Australia
This thesis argues that place, space and availability of social support are important variables for how older people successfully age-in-place. It explores place attachment, community connectedness and the social networks of people aged 70+ living independently in small rural communities in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.
2011
Our Homes, Our Communities: The Aspirations and Expectations of Older People in South Australia
This report brings together the outcomes of a comprehensive program of research into the housing needs and aspirations of older South Australians.
This work extended over the period 2006 to 2008 and represents the most comprehensive analysis of the housing desires and conditions of older South Australians currently available.
2009
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Institutions and Social Change: implementing co-operative housing and environmentally sustainable development at Christie Walk
It is evident that both the old laissez-faire approach and the more recent neo-conservative reliance on the market have failed to deliver housing for many people in Australia. The state-based welfare housing model espoused by the Australian Labor Party over the twentieth century has also been beset by problems.
2009
Ageing and its Implications for Housing and Urban Development: South Australia
The aim of this paper is to examine the consequences of ageing on urban development and housing in South Australia. The research found that current and future housing requirements of older South Australians, varies within and between some groups/cohorts and this differentiation was clearly related to where people live, their age, socio-economic status and the assets they hold.
2007
Housing Models for an Ageing Population
This report outlines the implications of an ageing population in the City of Onkaparinga for housing demand.
2006
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I’m the slice of pie that’s ostracised …. Foucault’s technologies, and personal agency, in the voice of women who are homeless, Adelaide, South Australia
In contrast to the international research (particularly in the United Kingdom and North America), much of the Australian literature regarding homelessness to date omits the perspective of people who are homeless. In contributing to the fledgling Australian literature in the field, the following article adopts a secondary approach to the data analysis of original research.
2004
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