Age Specific Housing
Then, now and tomorrow: housing for an ageing population
The key to future boomer housing in Australia is the provision of sustainable and affordable housing landscapes that promote the health and wellbeing of residents for the duration of their life.
This paper focuses on Gold Coast housing landscapes, where a
number of innovative boomer housing projects are currently being developed.
2014
Long-term Senior Policy in Poland: for the years 2014-2020
A senior policy for Poland. It covers all areas of ageing, including housing and age-friendly communities.
An objective in the housing area is to support universal design, including the needs of elderly people.
2014
The age of ageing: Barcelona’s growing elderly population
Barcelona is ageing fast. The elderly cohort constitutes a greater proportion of Barcelona’s population than ever before, and, perhaps most worryingly, face an increased likelihood of living alone.
2014
Skid Row, Yokohama: Homelessness and Welfare in Japan
Following the bursting of the bubble economy in Japan at the beginning of the 1990s, demand for casual labor slumped. By the end of the decade, there were so few jobs left that most men had given up the struggle.
2014
Themes:
An Alternative Age-Friendly Handbook (for the socially engaged urban practitioner
This Alternative Age-friendly Handbook provides a playful and critical exploration of what creative urban practitioners can bring to emerging debates around the creation of Age-friendly Cities. What follows is a series of suggested modes and methods of Age-friendly practice. Small-scale actions and interventions we can start taking now to create Age-friendly spaces.
2014
Ageing in Australia
At the broadest level, the Association holds the view that, as a life stage, older age should provide people with the opportunities to live healthy, positive and productive lives, connected to and participating in the life of the community.
2013
Themes:
The policy of the City of Reykjavik regarding the elderly until 2017
The City of Reykjavik aims to be an age-friendly city that addresses the needs of its older citizens with consideration.
This policy paper identifies seven categories relevant to the City's ageing population, including housing.
2013
Developing Adaptable Housing for the Elderly, Also a Path to Sustainability
This article looks at why we must think about architecture and urban planning in terms of adaptability for the aging.
2013
Literature Review: Housing Options for Older Homeless People
This report reviews the literature on housing and re-housing options for homeless older adults. The first section explains the key terms relevant to this topic. The second section summarizes the types of housing available for precariously housed older adults in Canada. These include alternative and affordable housing, emergency shelters, and residential or long-term care.
2013
Transforming almshouses for the 21st century
Almshouses have existed for a thousand years, but their role is not well-understood outside the almshouse movement.
2013
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