Sustainable living environment in retirement villages : What matters to residents?
Journal article
Xia, Bo, Chen, Qing, Buys, Laurie, Skitmore, Martin and Walliah, Jerry. (2021). Sustainable living environment in retirement villages : What matters to residents? Journal of Aging and Environment. 35(4), pp. 370-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2020.1848965
Authors | Xia, Bo, Chen, Qing, Buys, Laurie, Skitmore, Martin and Walliah, Jerry |
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Abstract | In responding to the requirements of the sustainable development movement, many retirement village developers endeavor to provide a sustainable living environment for their residents. However, this cannot transpire until a thorough understanding of retirement village residents’ preferences for various features of a sustainable living environment is known. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to reveal retirement village residents’ perceptions of the importance of 23 sustainable living environment features through a questionnaire survey of 81 residents from 15 retirement villages. The survey results reveal that independent and convenient living, justice and fairness, being respected and valued, and privacy protection are the most preferred sustainability features, all of which are in the triple bottom line dimension of social sustainability, whereas capital gain sharing, community diversity, and care and service provision are the least important. In addition, it is found that the residents of different ages, gender, living experience, and retirement village nature have significantly different preferences toward various sustainability features. The findings of this study contribute to the management and development of sustainable retirement villages, which will eventually lead to an improved quality of life for older people. |
Keywords | sustainable development; retirement villages; sustainable retirement villages; resident perceptions; Australia |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Aging and Environment |
Journal citation | 35 (4), pp. 370-384 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 2689-2618 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2020.1848965 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85096518968 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 370-384 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Author's accepted manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 25 Nov 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 15 Sep 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DP170101208 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z9y1/sustainable-living-environment-in-retirement-villages-what-matters-to-residents
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