Planning for Multigenerational Living & Resilient Communities

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Learning Outcomes

  • Identify social perceptions and economic drivers of multigenerational living and aging in community.
  • Learn to implement planning methodologies that support multigenerational housing and communities.
  • Get equipped to address multigenerational living and the demand for resilient, age-friendly communities.

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Dive into global case studies and perspectives to see what motivates multigenerational household formation and how to successfully plan for multigenerational living and aging in place — something that is on the rise in the United States. Look at livable communities and housing in terms of life course, and get approaches to land use policy that expand housing opportunities to support multigenerational living. Explore planning methodologies for building age-friendly and resilient communities.

Focus on the importance of housing choice and household structure in planning for culturally inclusive and economically diverse communities. New data, broken down by cultural groups for the U.S., offers critical context compared with corresponding international data from Latin America, Europe, and Asia.