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Housing Needs of Older People in Poland as Exemplified by the Warsaw, Poznań and Szczeciń Urban Areas

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  • Iwański Rafał

    (Faculty of Humanities, University of Szczecin)

  • Rataj Zuzanna

    (Faculty of Economics, Poznan University of Economics and Business)

  • Cieśla Agnieszka

    (Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw University of Technology)

Abstract

Due to an ageing population, local governments are facing new challenges in the field of addressing the housing needs of older people. Seniors are not a homogeneous group; three basic categories may be distinguished in terms of independence level and the resulting needs. The first category would include independent people, the second one - the elderly with limited independence, and in this case it is necessary to adapt their dwellings to the needs of people with partial disabilities, e.g. dedicated housing. The last category is comprised of people with considerable dependence for whom there is a need to create special dwellings such as sheltered housing or assisted living housing. The aim of this paper is to diagnose the housing preferences of the elderly and to explore the solutions of the selected municipalities in the field of addressing the housing needs of seniors. The issue is analyzed based on desk research and information collected within field research in the Warsaw, Poznań and Szczecin urban areas.

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  • Iwański Rafał & Rataj Zuzanna & Cieśla Agnieszka, 2019. "Housing Needs of Older People in Poland as Exemplified by the Warsaw, Poznań and Szczeciń Urban Areas," Real Estate Management and Valuation, Sciendo, vol. 27(2), pages 126-137, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:remava:v:27:y:2019:i:2:p:126-137:n:10
    DOI: 10.2478/remav-2019-0020
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    Keywords

    housing needs; the elderly; seniors; housing policy; ageing in place;
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    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
    • H00 - Public Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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