Open AccessAGEING CHALLENGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
Author(s) -
Heli Koukkari,
Leena Sarvakanta
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of strategic property management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1648-9179
pISSN - 1648-715X
DOI - 10.3846/1648715x.2005.9637530
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , business , socioeconomic status , ageing society , population ageing , universal design , population , marketing , economic growth , computer science , economics , sociology , demography , labour economics , world wide web
Ageing population and ageing infrastructure are two significant socioeconomic challenges, and business opportunities, for the construction sector in Europe. Utilisation of ICT in daily living is one of the future technology drivers. The principles of the Design for All (universal design) help to develop the built environment and its technologies in such a way that cities will be pleasant and supportive places for everybody. This paper considers the potential of new types of services and networking, which are very much under development at the moment and also under lively debate. The cost‐effectiveness ‐ and so the availability - of the home delivered services will be dependent on the accessibility of the urban areas.