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| Aging and the demographic ecology of urban areas | | Author(s) | Elia Werczberger |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 12, nos 1/2, 1997 |
| Publisher | Haworth Press, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 125-146 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Urban areas ; Housing [elderly] ; Living patterns ; Mathematical models. |
| Annotation | A quasi-dynamic simulation model based on a simple accounting framework analysing the combined effects of the ageing of households and of residential buildings is used to examine the effects of demographic ageing on the urban ecology, particularly on the spatial concentration of older people. Three factors are shown to bring about the spatial integration of different age groups: spatial mobility, non-durable housing, and household dissolution. Hypothetical examples serve to demonstrate the effect of changing the parameters affecting these processes. If all households have the same preferences for proximity to the centre, constant population size results in completely integrated age distribution. In a growing city, new households concentrate at the periphery, creating a gradually outward moving suburban ring of young households. As these neighbourhoods mature, an integrated age distribution develops. On the other hand, age-specific preferences regarding the demographic composition of neighbourhoods and relocation lead to a lasting spatial concentration of older households. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981020212 A |
| Classmark | RK: KE: K7: 3LM |
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