Due to industrialization and urbanization, the population of rural areas has decreased due to the concentration of large cities and the phenomenon of migration, and the number of schools closed in rural areas is steadily increasing due to the decrease...
Due to industrialization and urbanization, the population of rural areas has decreased due to the concentration of large cities and the phenomenon of migration, and the number of schools closed in rural areas is steadily increasing due to the decrease in fertility rates and school-age population.
On the other hand, as the elderly population rapidly increases, the expansion of residential facilities for the elderly is urgently required. Therefore, it is necessary to expand residential facilities for the elderly by utilizing idle facilities of existing local facilities. In preparation for the upcoming aging era, this study proposes residential facilities for the elderly by utilizing closed schools that can continue to live without significantly deviating from the existing living area for the elderly in urban, rural, and fishing villages.