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Age Friendly Cities On Housing, Healthcare & Innovation

Age Friendly Cities On Housing, Healthcare & Innovation. Age Friendly Cities On Housing, Healthcare & Innovation Joris Wijsmuller, Alderman City Development, Housing, Sustainability and Culture. The Hague: City in Transition. Population growth : Increasing number of inhabitants

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Age Friendly Cities On Housing, Healthcare & Innovation

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  1. Age FriendlyCitiesOn Housing, Healthcare & Innovation

  2. Age Friendly CitiesOn Housing, Healthcare & Innovation Joris Wijsmuller, Alderman City Development, Housing, Sustainability and Culture

  3. The Hague: City in Transition Populationgrowth: • Increasingnumber of inhabitants • Expectedgrowthtowards2040: + 100.000

  4. The Hague: City in Transition Demography: Growingnumber of inhabitantswith a non-Dutch background Increase in number of senior citizens (65+) Increase in number of youth (0-18) Decrease in number of adults (18-65) Growingnumber of vulnerablepeople Elderlypeoplewill live at home longer

  5. The Hague: City in Transition Relatively more elderly people near the coast Relatively more youngsters around the city centre

  6. Challenges in Housing policy

  7. Challenges in housing policy Perspectives on thecity Constructingtoaccomodategrowth: 50.000 housestowards 2040 Locationstobuild are scarse, therefore: Increasedensity Take into account: focus on sustainability The Hague: City foreveryone Socialhousing (30%) Annually +400-500 mid-range rentalhouses More diverse cityquarters

  8. Challenges in housing policy ‘Going green’ CO2 neutral in 2040 Sustainabilitycanbean opportunity forvulnerabledistricts Combiningsustainablehousingwithhealthyhousing in materials, use of technology etc. Createlocal jobs in sustainable building Broadeningthechallenge

  9. Challenges in housing policy Futureproof living: People willremain in theirown home longer, even withdecreasing health Transition in Healthcare leads to more care at home Challenge: building housesfor life Futuredemandsnotyetknown Care at home demands more adaptivity in houses Cost-aspect risesquestions: is housingresponsible or is care responsible?

  10. Housing ambitions

  11. Housing ambitions Constant ‘New Babylon’ Homo Ludens – new possibilities FLEXIBILITY Home shouldenhanceself-control - Housingneedstobeflexible

  12. Tiny Housing Cooperations • New collaborations between neighbours • Roggeveenstraat as example • In high demand • Advantages in use of space and in social networks Experiment in District Escamp Self-supporting housing In a different set-up suitable for other districts (city centre) Suitable for elderly people? Group-housing

  13. Living in the future Healthcare & Innovation in housing iZi project: aims to implement E-health Standard pre-fitting of aids, extra piping, strenghtend ceilings (for carry-lift). -> Cost-aspect to be considered How can we make exsisting houses flexible and futureproof?

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