Analysis Of Urban Aging Community Building

Many new social problems arose with rapidly aging population in China, while its economy is not well developed and policy system is not so completive. The most urgent problem is housing and welfare service of the aged who are more than one-tenth of the Country population.The essay focuses its area on resident facility of urban elderly people, synthesizes with the influence of social economy and culture, searches for the approaches that can provide suitable dwell for elderly people and soften the increasing pressure of society and family as a result of Population Aging. Through introducing the concept of Population Aging, this essay analyzes the nature and developrnent direction of it, points out the present situation, urgency and particularity of China. Building, especially resident building, is so closely linked with human being' h'ving, and acts reciprocal with human being's physiological and psychological characteristic. In the second chapter, through analyzing characteristic s of elder and investigating their demand of living facility, the author summarizes the keys of condition that is suitable for elderly people in three facets梙ousing, surrounding and commonality facility. Bring fonvard countermeasure to the actuality that traditional system?elderly-living with family" cannot maintain due to society developrnent, economy, culture and population strucrure change, meantime living facility comparatively drops behind. In the forth chapter, use for reference to foreign elderly people dwelling plan and welfare measure, the essay advance solution according to Chinese situation梚nake community possess action of "elderly-living with society" by the way of supply comniunity function: introduce buildings for the aged and suitable environment facility for elderly as of hardware side, and complementarity solicitude and service to elderly people as of software. Resultingly, this community can support elderly people to maintain their independence, self-respect life in the maximum limit no matter in material or psychic side. It is suitable for people to live in lifetime. At last, the essay goes into details on the design, some dwelling cases and a scheme of residential area for the aged are laid out.This essay put fonvard new opinion about improvement community construction as a measure to soften pressure of society and family caused by Aged.