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Population Ageing, Urbanization and Housing Demand
At present, China is the world’s most populous country in the elderly, accounting for 20% of the world’s elderly population.
The authors believe that although the Chinese population ageing level is increasing year by year and the demand for housing is undoubtedly a great negative impact, the rapid urbanization may offset the impact to some extent.
2015
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Housing vulnerable older people: lessons from Europe and Australia
A comparison of strategies for housing vulnerable older people in Europe and Australia.
2015
The NANA Project - a new architecture for the new aged that advocates a better built environment for older people
For over ten years I have been working, writing and lecturing
on design for the aged and as an architect I have often been
appalled at the environments that people age in. Not only are the traditional ‘nursing home’ and ‘retirement village’ a little outdated, they often create separation and foster ‘otherness’, isolating people from their surrounds and loved ones.
2015
The Future of Housing and the Built Environment in an Ageing Population
This document reflects the discussions in a UK Government Office for Science meeting held to gather the views of a sample of people with experience in the issues raised by the ageing population, specifically housing.
2015
All our futures... Housing for ageing
In the Spring of 2015 leading figures from the housing and ageing sectors came together at a summit to map out the actions required to address the critical issue of housing for an ageing population. This paper documents the recommendations put forward by the Summit participants.
2015
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Smart designs for an ageing population
Singapore’s life expectancy is one of the highest in the world. Its older population (age 60+) is projected to grow from 814,000 (15 per cent of population) in 2012 to 2,308,000 (38 per cent) by 2050 – faster than Japan. At this rate of growth, Singapore is anticipated to become the world’s 4th ‘oldest’ country in the next three to four decades.
2015
Housing an Ageing Population (England)
This paper opens with a summary on the current context in the UK, beginning with details on build figures and population numbers for the older demographic. It progresses to set the scene in terms of tenure type for the older population.
2015
Housing for an Aging Society
The aging of the US population has broad implications for housing
markets, government spending, living standards, and society in general. As the baby boomers age over the coming decades, they will continue to drive housing demand.
2014
Housing Affordability Stress: understanding the 30:40 indicator
The 30:40 indicator identifies households as being in housing affordability stress when the household has an income level in the bottom 40 per cent of Australia's income distribution and is paying more than 30 per cent of its income in housing costs.
2014
Homelessness: Re-shaping the policy agenda?
This report evaluates the new statistical definition of homelessness adopted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the purposes of counting the homeless population.
2014
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."