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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Aging society in Wroclaw's prefabricated housing estates

Barbara E. GronostajskaAndrzej M. Wielgus

pp. 262-271

Abstract

The paper presents following researches: study the social transformations in selected prefabricated housing estates related to the aging of the society (age structure, family status, physical fitness), conduct social research on the elderly in selected prefabricated housing estates (household structure, family status, physical fitness, assessment of physical activities, leisure activities).The studies conducted in one large prefabricated housing estates in Wrocław – Szczepin to meet the needs of aging society.In the 1970s and 1980s the prefabricated housing estates were in the first social cycle. They were inhabited by young people, most often families with small children. Once they became adults, the children moved out, leaving their aging parents in these dwellings. Therefore, today, these estates are mostly inhabited by the elderly, who are often lonely. This is the second social cycle of these estates. As a result new problems emerged related to the needs of this particular group of tenants/inhabitants, which had not been taken into consideration when these housing estates were being designed.

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Antona Margherita, Stephanidis Constantine (2016) Universal access in human-computer interaction. methods, techniques, and best practices: 10th international conference, UAHCI 2016, held as part of HCI international 2016, Toronto, ON, Canada, july 17-22, 2016. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 262-271

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40250-5_26

Full citation:

Gronostajska Barbara E., Wielgus Andrzej M. (2016) „Aging society in Wroclaw's prefabricated housing estates“, In: M. Antona & C. Stephanidis (eds.), Universal access in human-computer interaction. methods, techniques, and best practices, Dordrecht, Springer, 262–271.