The City Mature Condominium: a case study of a new way of dying of the old brazilian person

Authors

  • Eleusy Natália Miguel Arquitetura e Urbanismo. Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Professora na Univiçosa, FACISA, no curso de Arquitetura e Urbanismo.
  • Simone Caldas Tavares Mafra Economia Doméstica, Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Professora Titular da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i3p211-226

Keywords:

Elderly Person, Housing of the Senior Citizens, Aging in Brazil.

Abstract

Population aging is a phenomenon experienced worldwide. In Brazil, this process is relatively recent, although it is happening at an accelerated rate. Regarding the determinants of aging, the types of housing stand out, which can directly influence the individual's longevity. Given the brief exposed, the objective is to highlight housing conditions as an influential factor in the lives of the elderly living in Condomínio Cidade Madura, located in João Pessoa, capital of the state of Paraíba. For that, direct observation, case study and photographic record are used as methodology. It is noted that the initiative is an advance in the housing area for the elderly, especially for the low-income. It is concluded, therefore, that the condominium meets reasonably the physical issues of housing.

 

Author Biographies

Eleusy Natália Miguel, Arquitetura e Urbanismo. Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Professora na Univiçosa, FACISA, no curso de Arquitetura e Urbanismo.

Economista Doméstica, Arquiteta e Urbanista. Mestre em Economia Doméstica. Doutoranda, Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Especialista em Arte e Cultura Barroca, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. Estudante de graduação de Serviço Social, UNIFRAN. Professora na Univiçosa, FACISA, no curso de Arquitetura e Urbanismo. 

URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9464-0820

 

Simone Caldas Tavares Mafra, Economia Doméstica, Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Professora Titular da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.

Economista Doméstica, Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Pós-doutorado, no Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, Estados Unidos. Doutorado e mestrado em Engenharia de Produção, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Professora Titular da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil.

URL: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2247-2327

 

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How to Cite

Miguel, E. N., & Mafra, S. C. T. (2019). The City Mature Condominium: a case study of a new way of dying of the old brazilian person. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(3), 211–226. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i3p211-226

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2019)

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