{"id":55115,"date":"2019-04-05T11:46:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T10:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=55115"},"modified":"2023-03-11T18:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T18:17:24","slug":"built-environment-demographics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/built-environment-demographics\/55115\/","title":{"rendered":"BSRIA: White Paper on demographics in the built environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Given that demographics look at the size, structure, movement and rates of change of human populations, this topic is likely to have an impact on almost all industries and disciplines, nowhere more so than for building services<\/h2>\n

Numbers matter \u2013 which is why economists, commentators and lobbyists devote more attention to China and India than they do to, say, Chile or Ireland. Large-scale changes in population are also likely to have social, cultural, economic and political implications.<\/p>\n

Challenges raised by a growing population are very different to those faced by a shrinking one. Similarly, a country or region with an old or ageing population will have different needs to a predominantly young one.<\/p>\n

This White Paper<\/a> summarised some of these key trends \u2013 specifically on the built environment and building services.<\/p>\n

Key points<\/h3>\n

Consequences of population growth or decline for building services<\/h4>\n