Local Environment of Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) in a Mid-Sized U.S. City

Autor:	Andrew Aurand, Kareem Usher, Rebecca Miles
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Urban form Economic growth education.field_of_study Current residence Public Administration Population Social environment Geography Local environment Elderly housing Life-span and Life-course Studies Socioeconomics education Gerontology
Zdroj:	Journal of Housing For the Elderly. 28:133-164
ISSN:	1540-353X 0276-3893
DOI:	10.1080/02763893.2014.899282
Popis:	As the U.S. population ages, almost half of elderly householders have lived in their current home for more than 20 years, and a significant majority wish to remain in their current residence or community for as long as possible as they age. Concern with how communities will cope with these trends has led to a growing interest in naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs), which are neighborhoods or housing complexes that house a concentration of older adults, and their potential to enhance efforts to support aging-in-place. In this article, we examine the local built and social environment of neighborhood NORCs in Tallahassee, Florida, a low-density mid-sized city. We found that a large proportion of NORCs are located in neighborhoods with an urban form, or physical design, that is presumed to be less supportive of active aging, and associated with poor access to amenities, such as grocery stores, pharmacies, and parks. Another substantial portion of NORCs are located in neighborhoods with some as...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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