Project Title:
Built Environment Support for Active Ageing in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
Project Type:
Transitional and Exploratory Project
Funding Body:
QUT Seed Funding
Project Timeframe:
2020-2023
Project Synopsis:
The world’s population is ageing. Although most of older people, not only in Australia but also globally, prefer to ageing in place, it is challenging given various reasons such as reduced physical capability and unprepared community environment. Naturally occurring retirement community (NORC) as an effective solution of ageing-in-place have been developed for more than three decades in the U.S., however, this kind of ageing model have not been recognized neither by the ageing cohort of baby boomers, nor by the government or service providers in Australia. This research is aiming to understand the formation and development of NORCs in Australia, investigate how the built and social environment affect the independent living of the older residents in NORCs, and theorize an Australian version of NORC from a community planning point of view.
Chief Investigators:
- A/Prof Bo Xia (Project lead) (QUT)
- Mr Jason E (QUT)
- Prof Tan Yigitcanlar (QUT)
- Prof Glen Tian (QUT)
