Senior Appropriate & Culturally Sensitive Housing in Vancouver Chinatown

Chinatown’s community is diverse and while many seniors live in the
neighborhood, there are many seniors who commute daily to spend
the day in Chinatown. Censuses have shown that the senior
population is rapidly increasing, thus providing a continuum of housing
is a key factor to creating a resilient community. An initial study of
housing inventory for Chinese seniors, living within the Downtown
EastSide Boundary, was the first step toward a housing strategy for
Chinatown. To further develop this research, our study seeks to
understand where Chinese seniors, who are day-visitors to
Chinatown, live and if they would live in the neighborhood given that
housing opportunities existed. We ask: how can we better plan for this
community ?
We propose a two-step study that aims to understand the community and best practices
around housing for the continuum of aging. The study will be performed in two stages:

Faculty Supervisor:

Inge Roecker

Student:

Partner:

Take Root Studio

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program: