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Boomer Planning: The Production of Age-Friendly Cities

Author(s) -

Sara Alidoust,

Caryl Bosman

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

built environment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347

H-Index - 36

ISSN - 0263-7960

DOI - 10.2148/benv.42.1.107

Subject(s) - production (economics) , baby boomers , environmentally friendly , economic geography , geography , economics , demographic economics , macroeconomics , ecology , biology

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.Griffith Sciences, Griffith School of EnvironmentFull Tex

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