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Age-Friendly Housing Models and Frameworks: A Systematic Review

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  • Sanchaniya Rashmi Jaymin

    (Riga Technical University, Ķīpsalas iela 6a, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga, LV-1048, Latvia)

  • Geipele Ineta

    (Riga Technical University, Ķīpsalas iela 6a, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga, LV-1048, Latvia)

  • Kundziņa Antra

    (Riga Technical University, Ķīpsalas iela 6a, Kurzemes rajons, Rīga, LV-1048, Latvia)

  • Černeckienė Jurgita

    (Kaunas University of Technology, K. Donelaičio g. 73, Kaunas, 44249 Kauno m. sav., Latvia)

Abstract

With the increase in the average age of the population worldwide, the demand for suitable housing solutions has also increased considerably. This systematic review focuses on the five most developed frameworks for age friendly housing which have been developed over the last two decades, how they have been shaped and how they are used in the context of property reuse and social housing development. Drawing on the WHO Age-Friendly Cities model, the Age-Friendly Ecosystem, the Smart Age-Friendly Ecosystem (SAfE), the Ageing Well Urban Planning Model, and the Concept of Age-Friendly Smart Ecologies (CASE), this study observes a shift from monocentric strategies to polycentric and ecosystem centrism models. The results demonstrate how, in the process of extending these frameworks, issues of technology, sustainability and community engagement remain at the core of creating age friendly places, along with the focus on environmental complexities. Meanwhile, this review analyzes the advantages and shortcomings of the frameworks and guidelines applicable to researchers, policymakers and practitioners dealing with urban planning and gerontology. The analysis addresses the question of how older adults can be accommodated through property reuse and social housing in a way that is sustainable and inclusive.

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  • Sanchaniya Rashmi Jaymin & Geipele Ineta & Kundziņa Antra & Černeckienė Jurgita, 2026. "Age-Friendly Housing Models and Frameworks: A Systematic Review," Real Estate Management and Valuation, Sciendo, vol. 34(2), pages 45-59.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:remava:v:34:y:2026:i:2:p:45-59:n:1004
    DOI: 10.2478/remav-2026-0014
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R31 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Housing Supply and Markets
    • R38 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Government Policy
    • R52 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Land Use and Other Regulations

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