Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1107353 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Along with the growth of the elderly population in urban areas, housing being important because the elderly in some countries use most of their time at home (Schulz, 2006). This paper aims to determine how the elderly use spaces in their living based on their living arrangement. With a qualitative approach, the study which is focused in Banyumanik Public housing Semarang shows three categories of space used are: micro, meso and macro and the living arrangements are: alone, with children / grandchildren, with spouses, spouses and children / grandchildren. The result is expected useful for the housing development.
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Authors
Wijayanti, Bambang Setioko, Edward Endrianto Pandelaki,