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Title: Ageing in place in disaster prone rural coastal communities : a case study of Tai O village in Hong Kong
Authors: Kwan, C 
Tam, HC 
Issue Date: 1-May-2021
Source: Sustainability, 1 May 2021, v. 13, no. 9, 4618
Abstract: Rural coastal communities face unique disaster risks that will impact interventions through-out the disaster risk reduction (DRR) cycle (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery). At the same time, these communities are experiencing an ageing population. As climate change contributes to rising sea levels and an increase in the intensity and frequency of climate-related disasters, older populations living in rural coastal communities face heightened risks. This is a qualitative case study examining the ageing in place (AIP) experiences of older people living in a disaster-prone rural coastal community in Hong Kong—Tai O Village. Findings highlight that: (i) a critical dimension of AIP is their ability to sustain and continue their work, which played a multidimensional role, (ii) local community-based organizations play an instrumental role in providing social support in a disaster context, (iii) more support and resources for mitigation activities are needed, and (iv) while supports exist for AIP and in a disaster situation, the older residents may not utilize such supports. In addition to informing age-friendly DRR programmes and research, these findings inform AIP practices, policies, and research relevant to rural coastal communities.
Keywords: Ageing-in-place
Disaster-prone
Hong Kong
Qualitative study
Rural and coastal communities
Publisher: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
Journal: Sustainability 
EISSN: 2071-1050
DOI: 10.3390/su13094618
Rights: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
The following publication Kwan, C.; Tam, H.C. Ageing in Place in Disaster Prone Rural Coastal Communities: A Case Study of Tai O Village in Hong Kong. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4618 is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094618
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