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Housing for the Elderly: The Changing Scenario in India
Author(s) -
Vaidya Radhika,
Raje Anjali
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1729
Subject(s) - life expectancy , urbanization , planner , economic growth , population , development economics , socioeconomics , sociology , economics , demography , computer science , programming language
Like many other countries in the world, a rise in life expectancy means that India is now facing a sharp increase in the older population; a situation that is exacerbated by other social and economic changes such as urbanisation and the erosion of the extended family that leads to greater numbers of older people living alone. Here Radhika Vaidya , an architect and town planner based in Pune, and Anjali Raje , an executive director of the International Longevity Centre – India (ILC‐I), combine their expert knowledge to profile the situation in India and to showcase some new housing solutions.