What is a sustainable retirement village? Perceptions of Australian developers

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:164

Article

Hu, Xin¹  Xia, Bo¹  Skitmore, Martin^1,2  Buys, Laurie³  Hu, Yi⁴ 

[1] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Civil Engn & Built Environm, Garden Point Campus,2 George St, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia

[2] Tongji Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Res Inst Complex Engn & Management, Shanghai, Peoples R China

[3] Queensland Univ Technol, Sch Design, Garden Point Campus,2 George St, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia

[4] Tongji Univ, Sch Econ & Management, 1239 Siping Rd, Shanghai 200092, Peoples R China

关键词: Retirement villages;    Sustainability;    Developers;    Perceptions;    Australia;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.227

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Developers are key stakeholders in delivering sustainable retirement villages. Understanding the way they perceive sustainability is of great significance in shaping the provision of sustainable living environments in this industry. This study explores village developers' perceptions of a sustainable living environment through a comprehensive content analysis of their online descriptions of sustainability features of their villages. Thirty-nine sustainability features were identified, with the most mentioned being care and services provision and accessibility, social interaction, secure/safe living and independent living. The social sustainability of the retirement village environment was highly valued by developers, with the majority of the sustainability features relating to this feature, while environmental sustainability was largely ignored. Although there is no significant difference between the private and not-for-profit village developers regarding the numbers of sustainability features mentioned, the private village developers value social interaction more while the not-for-profit village developers prioritize independent living and care and services provision and accessibility the most. The research leads to a better understanding of retirement village developers' perceptions on a sustainable living environment, which further reveals the meaning of sustainable retirement villages in Australia. All these will ultimate benefit the development of the Australian retirement village industry in general. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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