Buying into ‘the good life’: The making of Gerotopia
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| Title | Buying into ‘the good life’: The making of Gerotopia |
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| Author | Bosman, Caryl Jane; Burton, Paul Andrew |
| Publication Title | World Planning Schools Congress 2011: Planning in an era of uncertainty and transformation |
| Editor | Associate Professor Paul Magin |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Place of publication | Perth, Western Australia |
| Publisher | World Planning Schools Congress |
| Abstract | Baby Boomers constitute a significant percentage of the global population and as they enter retirement their lifestyle preferences are beginning to have substantial impacts on housing landscapes. This paper examines the emergence of Active Adult Lifestyle Communities (AALCs) drawing on literature from Australian, USA and New Zealand. AALCs are planned, designed, developed and marketed to a targeted and limited cohort (aged 55-74) and these, frequently gated, estates embody very particular and specific ideas of the good life. The aim of the paper is to investigate the planning impacts of these types of developments. The significance of the project lies primarily in providing critical insights into the planning and provision of housing for an aging population in doing advance knowledge of housing for older people. |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Published | Yes |
| Publisher URI | http://anzaps.net/ |
| Copyright Statement | Copyright 2011 ANZAPS. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the conference's website for access to the definitive, published version. |
| ISBN | 9781740522373 |
| Conference name | 2011 WPSC |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Date From | 2011-07-04 |
| Date To | 2011-07-08 |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/45269 |
| Date Accessioned | 2011-08-02 |
| Date Available | 2012-08-15T23:08:51Z |
| Language | en_US |
| Research Centre | Urban Research Program |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology |
| Subject | Housing Markets, Development, Management |
| Publication Type | Conference Publications (Full Written Paper - Refereed) |
| Publication Type Code | e1 |
Please use this identifier to cite this record: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/45269
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