Coping with complexity: designing homes and facilities for frail and dependent elderly in a changing society

M.J. Verkerk

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-01583-5_49

Coping with complexity: designing homes and facilities for frail and dependent elderly in a changing society

M.J. Verkerk

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Demographic changes, technological innovations, and plurality in values place architects and consulting engineers for large challenges. This chapter unravels the different types of complexity that play a role in designing homes for frail elderly and facilities for adults with dementia. Five types of complexity are identified as follows: aspectual complexity, contextual complexity, stakeholderrelated complexity, value-based complexity, and technological complexity. It is shown that this model guides architects and consulting engineers in analyzing and designing complex homes and facilities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Smart Homes, Health Care and Well-Being
Editors	J. van Hoof , G. Demiris, E.J.M. Wouters
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	23-31
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-01583-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-01582-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01583-5_49
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Complexity
Demographic changes
Design
Values

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