Research Paper

Living together privately: for a cautious reading of cohousing

The paper analyses cohousing as a part of the phenomenon of private residential communities. First, we provide an overview of cohousing and we identify its five constitutive characteristics. Second, we propose a comparison between the constitutive features of cohousing and of other kinds of private residential communities.
2013
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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

Towards an agenda for post-carbon cities. Lessons from Lilac, the UK’s first ecological, affordable cohousing community

This paper explores an agenda towards post-carbon cities, extending and deepening established debates around low-carbon, sustainable cities in the process. The paper draws upon a case-study of an embryonic post-carbon initiative due for completion in 2013 called Lilac.
2013

Local government research into a 'hidden' issue

City of Bundoora and Monash University collaborative research exploring the experiences & issues that place single older women (55+) at risk of homelessness or that lead to homelessness.
2013

Elderly Homeless Veterans in Los Angeles: Chronicity and Precipitants of Homelessness

Comparing the characteristics of chronically homeless and acutely homeless elderly veterans to better understand precipitants of homelessness.
2013

Sustainable retirement village for older people: A case study in Brisbane, Australia

This paper aims to identify sustainability features and practices adopted in retirement villages and associated benefits to improve the life quality of older people.
2013

Exploring the possibility of change: the potential for an older people’s development in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cohousing and other kinds of community led approaches have been mentioned frequently in discussion about housing over the last decade. Research into European examples of housing and support explored various innovative options that went beyond the housing and support models most of us are familiar with or added something different.
2013

Intergenerational Housing Support between Retired Old Parents and their Children in Urban China

Tackling low housing affordability in cities has become a key concern for the Chinese government, as it is increasingly associated with ensuring social stability as well as guaranteeing a decent standard of living for urban residents.
2013

Key issues for older Tasmanians

Tasmania currently has the highest proportion of older people in our state compared to all other jurisdictions in Australia. At present nearly one fifth of the Tasmanian population is aged 60 years and over.
2013

Action Plan for an Age-Friendly Portland

In 2006, the Institute on Aging at Portland State University began collaborating with the World Health Organization in their Global Age-Friendly Cities project.
2013
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