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    SUSTAINABLE ELDERLY VILLAGES AS ALTERNATIVE SHELTERS FOR OLDER PEOPLE
    (Düzce Üniversitesi, 2017) Demirci Aksoy, Aybala; Günay, Gülay
    The place of living, residence, constitutes an important dimension of the quality of life in terms of housing, nbsp;especially elderly individuals. Along with the increase of the elderly population in the total population of the nbsp;world, the life span of the elderly population is also increasing. According to statistical estimations about our nbsp;country, it is suggested that Turkey will be in the forefront among the countries that will show the fastest nbsp;increase in the elderly population over the next 25 years. Several researches have pointed out that various health nbsp;problems and physical limitations associated with aging have had negative effects on daily life activities, social nbsp;relations and active participation in life of the elderly individuals. On the other hand, the inadequacy of the nbsp;arrangements made for the neighborhood elderly people live in might adversely affect their quality of life and nbsp;diminish their life satisfaction. Thus, approaches to focusing environmental design or planning to improve the nbsp;quality of life and life satisfaction of the elderly allow the individual to spread biological losses over time due to nbsp;the goal of longer and healthy aging. Therefore, universal design envisages useful and flexible arrangements for nbsp;the elderly in the living space. One of the viable housing alternatives that can provide care and shelter for elderly nbsp;individuals who are rapidly increasing in population is "Retirement Villages". Retirement villages are considered nbsp;a viable alternative to housing for increasing aging populations in countries such as Australia, Great Britain, nbsp;New Zealand and the Netherlands. This study aims to explore the retirement village practices all over the world nbsp;which enable elderly individuals to have active participation in life, increase their quality of life and their life nbsp;satisfaction and that are an alternative to the need for housing. At the same time, an assessment of the situation nbsp;with regard to retirement villages in Turkey has been presented. nbsp;