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The European population is ageing rapidly, and this is particularly evident in the cities. This significant demographic change is perceived as a major challenge for Europe’s social and health systems.

This briefing paper by Foundations highlights the fact that the more choice and control older people can exercise, the better the outcomes in terms of health and wellbeing.

This report, by the Committee on Climate Change and its Adaptation Committee, assesses whether the UK’s housing stock is adequately prepared for the challenges of climate change.

Creating well-designed neighbourhoods is widely accepted as an important policy objective. However, there is limited agreement on what this means in practice.

The convergence of Modern Methods of Construction, potentially game-changing assistive technologies and big data analytics constitutes a golden opportunity to rethink the outlook for ageing populations, especially in terms of housing.

Funded by the EPSRC, the guidance and resources on this website reflect 15 years of inclusive design research. It includes a number of sections that explain what is inclusive design?, why do inclusive design? and a selection of other useful tools/explanatory notes.

This ESRC funded research project written by the University of York examined the work of architects who design and develop buildings for health and social care, focusing on the design of buildings for dementia and later life care.