Ageing, Housing and Urban Development [electronic resource].
Publishing, OECD.
OECD CERI StaffCorporate Author
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2003.
OECD countries are undergoing an unprecedented increase in the proportion of elderly people among their total populations. To address these issues, the OECD organised a conference in Oslo in May 2002. This report highlights how ageing will affect urban design and development in terms of housing, land use, transportation and the urban environment and points to the growing role of new technologies in member countries. The book, featuring statistical data, is for sociologists, policy researchers, journalists, librarians and economists. 
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FOREWORD; CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE CONFERENCE; CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS; CHAPTER 3 HOUSING DESIGN, SOCIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER 4 CITIES AND AGEING: INTRODUCING AND DISSEMINATING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION; CHAPTER 5 URBAN GOVERNANCE AND THE FUTURE OF URBAN AREAS IN AN AGEING SOCIETY; CHAPTER 6 HOUSING THE ELDERLY: FINANCIAL/FISCAL OPTIONS; REFERENCES OF CONFERENCE PAPERS; ANNEX I CONFERENCE BACKGROUND PAPER; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANNEX II PLANNING FOR AN AGEING SOCIETY CHALLENGES FOR TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
BIBLIOGRAPHYANNEX III PROGRAMME OF THE OECD-NORWAY CONFERENCE; ANNEX IV CONFERENCE ON AGEING, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 212-23 MAY 2000
OECD countries are undergoing an unprecedented increase in the proportion of elderly people among their total populations. To address these issues, the OECD organised a conference in Oslo in May 2002. This report highlights how ageing will affect urban design and development in terms of housing, land use, transportation and the urban environment and points to the growing role of new technologies in member countries. The book, featuring statistical data, is for sociologists, policy researchers, journalists, librarians and economists. 
City planning -- Congresses.
Older people -- Housing -- Congresses.
Older people -- Social conditions -- Congresses.