Low-income retirees have long found affordable housing in caravan parks and relocatable home estates. But they are becoming harder to find, and often come with a risk of hazards such as flooding.
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Naturally occurring retirement communities, or NORCs, are unplanned communities that have a high proportion of older residents. They may be critical to finding housing solutions for aging Canadians.
Until now most people have eventually owned a home. But two trends – falling ownership and a growing aged population – will put the budgets of retirees and government under real pressure.
As the number of older people is expected to double by 2050 in most countries, architects are exploring how existing housing stocks could be turned into affordable shared retirement homes.
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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PhD candidate in Architecture, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professorial Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Ronald Henderson Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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ARC Future Fellow & Professor of Economics, Curtin University
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