The ambience composing adequate housing for low income elderly

Authors

  • Luzia Cristina Antoniossi Monteiro Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Vania Aparecida Gurian Varoto Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Nayara Mendes Silva Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Aldora Eugênia Freire Universidade Federal de São Carlos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-4842.2017v20n1p175

Keywords:

Dignified Housing, Ambience, Public Policies, Aging, Health

Abstract

Brazil faces challenges with the increasing proportion of elderly in the total population of the country. Although the Federal Constitution establishes housing as a fundamental right, low-income seniors have difficulty to achieve it. Living in dignity pervades objective conditions and reaches subjective aspects, preponderant in the preservation of identity and of belonging the place, that is the meaning of ambience. This article analyzes the ambience in the formation of adequate housing in an exclusive condominium for low-income seniors. With longevity rises the demand for housing, because it increases the number of elderly living on their own - challenge for public policies that need to rethink places that promote participation in the community and quality of life.

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Author Biographies

Luzia Cristina Antoniossi Monteiro, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Lawyer. PhD in Urban Engineering by the Post-Graduation Program in Urban Engineering - UFSCar. Professor of the Gerontology and Post-Graduate Program in Gerontology - UFSCar

Vania Aparecida Gurian Varoto, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Occupational Therapist. Specialist in collective health and PhD in Production Engineering - UFSCar. Professor of the Post-Graduate Program in Gerontology-PPGGero - UFSCar.

Nayara Mendes Silva, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Bachelor's Degree in Gerontology and Master's Degree Program in Gerontology by the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

Aldora Eugênia Freire, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Bachelor in Gerontology from the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar).

Published

2018-03-29

How to Cite

MONTEIRO, L. C. A.; VAROTO, V. A. G.; SILVA, N. M.; FREIRE, A. E. The ambience composing adequate housing for low income elderly. Serviço Social em Revista, [S. l.], v. 20, n. 1, p. 175–196, 2018. DOI: 10.5433/1679-4842.2017v20n1p175. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/ssrevista/article/view/31790. Acesso em: 11 may. 2024.

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