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13 septembre 2019
- handle: 10670/1.t8lhtz
- isbn: 9783731505433
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global urbanization reurbanization trend sustainable living space sustainable university sustainable future Urban Studies SOC026030 JFSGSujets proches
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Freya Brandl, « eco-com.60+: Communal Living for the Elderly », KIT Scientific Publishing, ID : 10670/1.t8lhtz
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1 Introduction Demographic change in Europe reflects an aging population. In Austria, an increasing number of the elderly in larger cities live alone in large dwellings (cf. Häberlein 2006). This results in unnecessarily high demand levels of not only energy, but also spatial and financial resources. Despite these circumstances, there is currently a lack of alternatives to living in conventional dwellings. There are indications that an increasing number of the elderly would prefer “living tog...