Abstract
Ageing population and ageing infrastructure are two
significant socioeconomic challenges, and business
opportunities, for the construction sector in Europe.
Utilisation of ICT in daily living is one of the future
technology drivers. The principles of the Design for All
(universal design) help to develop the built environment
and its technologies in such a way that cities will be
pleasant and supportive places for everybody. This paper
considers the potential of new types of services and
networking which are very much under development at the
moment and also under lively debate. The
cost-effectiveness - and so the availability - of the
home delivered services will be dependent on the
accessibility of the urban areas.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 91 - 97 |
| Journal | International Journal of Strategic Property Management |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- ageing population
- design-for-all
- buil environment