Co-housing

Cohousing: a solution for the Elderly?
A discussion on the pros and cons of cohousing as a solution to Italy's ageing population's housing needs.
Chiara Lodi Rizzini
2016
Themes:
Co-housing, Ageing Population

Senior Cohousing in Cost-Cutting Research
This paper concerns the issue of senior cohousing, with particular emphasis on the residents' gender. It looks at the 'feminisation of ageing' where in Poland, 80% of people 65+ living alone are women.
Agnieszka Labus
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Older Women, Co-housing

Aged care solutions: multi-generational living
Australia's population is growing rapidly, and the fastest growing age bracket is 65 years and over. This raises the question of how (and where) will Australia's increasing numbers of elderly live? Will we see more instances of multiple generations living in the one home? This article looks at the move towards multigenerational living.
Choice
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Co-housing, Aged Care

Senior Cohousing in Cost Cutting Research
This paper concerns the issues of senior cohousing with a particular emphasis on the residents’ gender. Senior cohousing is an alternative way of living for older people in the 21th century.
2016
Themes:
Co-housing, Older Women

Agile housing for an Ageing Australia
By 2055, Australia’s 65+ population will have doubled and, if current strategies are followed, it is likely that the housing available will be inappropriate. Today’s housing stock will still be in use yet few developers and designers are capitalising on the potential of agile housing and, more broadly, the creation of age-friendly neighbourhoods.
Clare Newton, Sarah Backhouse, Robert Crawford, Tom Kvan, Elizabeth Ozanne, Alan Pert, Carolyn Whitzman
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Social Housing, Lifetime Neighbourhoods, Age Specific Housing, Policy, Co-housing

The re-emergence of self-managed co-housing in Europe: A critical review of co-housing research
This article reviews a decade of co-housing studies and publications, to identify major themes and research gaps.
Lidewij Tummers
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing

Cohousing: a solution for the Elderly? Innovative housing solutions to address the challenges of an ageing society
Italian social protection expenditure dedicates several resources to old age. However, welfare services are not sufficient anymore for satisfying the large and complex demand of the aging population.
di Chiara Lodi Rizzini
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing, Policy

New housing alternatives a hallmark of the ‘new ageing’ Australia
Australian figures reveal that currently less than 6 per cent of people over 65 are taking up the retirement/ seniors living village option and a straw poll at every occasion I have asked, indicates that no one wants to move into a nursing home.
Guy Luscombe
2016
Themes:
Co-housing, Ageing Population, Future housing solutions

Designing Multigenerational Dwelling A Workshop with Four Flemish Architecture Firms
Due to social shifts, demographic changes and spatial challenges, housing is at the top of the social agenda in Flanders. Recently, communal housing concepts are being put forward to strive against these general developments. This paper presents research on multigenerational dwelling.
Sebastiaan Gerards, Roel De Ridder, Sylvain De Bleeckere
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing

What’s Next for Senior Living? 3 Innovative Concepts
This US article discusses the need for developers to create new housing options for the increasingly disparate ageing population. It examines three core areas that must be addressed. Multi-Generational Living, Urban-Core Simplicity and Excitement, and It Takes a Village.
Jason Childers
2015
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, The Village Model, Urban Planning, Co-housing, Community

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