Table of contents - Special Issue: Economic and financial issues of creating an age-friendly built environment
Guest Editors: Les Ruddock
The financial and economic challenges of housing provision for an ageing society
Les Ruddock, Steven RuddockThe purpose of the paper is to assess the critical financial and economic issues associated with the provision of adequate housing in the UK in the face of current and future…
Economic and financial rationale for age-friendly housing
Tatjana Štaube, Benno Leemeijer, Sanda Geipele, Linda Kauškale, Ineta Geipele, Jeroen JansenThis study aims to indicate the reasons and provide practical suggestions to financial viability of the age-friendly housing as a sustainable construction.
Assessing the readiness of sustainability reporting tools (SRTs) for an age-friendly built environment
Renard Y.J. SiewPopulation ageing is expected to have an increasing impact on the economy and society. In particular, it creates a myriad of challenges for stakeholders in the construction and…
Establishing an evidence base for adapting social housing for an ageing population
Frank Boyle, Craig ThomsonProlonged life expectancy coupled with the retirement of the “post war baby boomers” has resulted in an exponential rise in the 50+ population, peaking in the UK in 2035…
A built environment response to the rising costs of dementia
Efthimia Pantzartzis, Andrew D.F. Price, Federica PascaleThis paper aims to identify costs related to dementia care provision and explore how purpose-built environment investments can help control these costs and improve quality of life…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Peadar Davis
- Dr Kaushal Keraminiyage