Thoughts and information on the demographics of the aging population.
Andy Warner and Jackie Roche have created a wonderful comic called Graying World that beautifully illustrates many of the issues we face as the world’s population ages. These issues are part of what drives what Inhabitech is trying to do and what keeps me working a lot of hours. Read more…
In countries all over the world, the percentage of elderly people is growing at a more rapid rate compared to other age groups. This is sometimes called the “Silver Tsunami”, though not everyone is completely comfortable with this term (see the NPR report http://www.npr.org/2014/05/19/313133555/silver-tsunami-and-other-terms-that-can-irk-the-over-65-set). In their minds, tsunamis strike without warning Read more…