Boomer Planning: The Production of Age-Friendly Cities
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Baby Boomers' (born between 1945 and 1965) constitute a significant percentage of Australia's ageing population. There are several important trends and issues related to an ageing population, including a reduction in the size of the workforce, an increase in dependence on welfare and pensions, and changes in consumer and lifestyle patterns. Baby Boomers are in the process of remodelling what retirement means at a stage of life characterized for many by part-time work and a focus on lifestyle amenity. Many live in single households and have higher living standards than preceding generations. All these characteristics have significance for urban and regional planning policy and for the fabric of the built environment. This paper focuses on some of the planning issues in creating built environments that foster health and wellbeing for an ageing population. Qualitative case study methods are used to collect and analyze data to support arguments for both planning education and planning practices that can lead to the production of more age-friendly cities.
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Built Environment
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42
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© 2016 Alexandrine Press. This is the preprint version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Architecture
Urban and regional planning
Urban analysis and development