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Understanding housing and location choices of retiring Australians in the ‘baby boom’ generation
This scoping review provides a brief literature review with the aim of helping build a better understanding of how the choices, constraints, behaviours and expectations of the ‘baby boom’ generation influence their decisions and outcomes regarding housing and location. Research recommendations for further consideration are also mapped out.
2012
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The ageing population will change demand for housing. In particular, it is likely that more adaptable and specialised housing will be needed.
By 2033, total UK households are projected to increase by 27%. In that time, one-person households are projected to increase by 54%, with half of the growth in the over 65 group.
Building suitable new homes and supporting the adaptation of the
existing housing stock will be critical as the population ages.
(Housing and Neighbourhoods Policy Implication 4.1)
2012
Affordability of Retirement Housing in the UK
This UK-wide study examines how the affordability of retirement housing affects the housing options available to older people. It considers three research questions:
- whether retirement housing is likely to be viable financially for the majority of older people (i.e.
2012
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Open For Inspection? Private rental stress in the Eastern Metropolitan Region of Melbourne
This research project was developed by Wesley Mission Victoria and the Tenants Union of Victoria to build a better understanding of issues related to the private rental market that are affecting families on low incomes, using the Eastern Metropolitan Region as an example.
The report discusses findings across the board in terms of age, income and other areas of difficulties facing renters in the p
2012
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Sustainable Housing for Sustainable Cities: A Policy Framework for Developing Countries
This report outlines key concepts and considerations underpinning the idea of sustainable housing and provides a comprehensive framework for designing sustainable housing policies and practical actions.
2012
The Importance of Social Connectedness in Building Age-Friendly Communities
The purpose of this paper is to further elucidate the importance of social relationships and social connectedness with aging in place and in developing elder-friendly communities.
2012
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Housing our ageing population
If ever confirmation was required of the importance of housing provision for an ageing population, it came with the announcement of the 2011 census results for England and Wales on 16 July 2012.
2012
Ageing in urban environments: Developing ‘age-friendly’ cities
This article aims to provide a critical perspective on what has been
termed ‘age-friendly cities’ by shifting the focus from questions such as ‘What is an ideal city for older people?’ to the question of ‘How age friendly are cities?’ This approach might be more suited to deal with the complexities of cities as sites of interlocking and conflicting commercial, social, and political interests.
2012
Building Mutual Support & Social Capital in Retirement Communities
This edition of Viewpoint explores what it might mean to build ‘social capital’ in specialist housing for older people and the opportunities and obstacles to doing so. It presents and reflects on good practice examples which are seeking to do this through volunteering, peer support, social enterprise and co-production.
2012
Women’s ‘Journeys’ to Homelessness: Key Findings from a Biographical Study of Homeless Women in Ireland
This Research Paper presents selected findings from a primarily qualitative study of homeless women in Ireland. The study set out to conduct a detailed examination of the lives and experiences of homeless women with specific attention to their homeless ‘pathways’, that is, their entry routes to homelessness, the homeless experience itself and, possibly, their exit routes from homelessness.
2012
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