Enabling and embedding circularity goals in housing cooperatives

IF 6.4 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Wim Van Opstal , Nancy Bocken , Jan Brusselaers
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Abstract

Shifting towards a circular economy in the built environment is considered an important step toward fostering environmentally sustainable and socially resilient cities. Housing cooperatives, established to provide affordable and democratically governed housing, may offer structural advantages for embedding circularity - but their role in circular transitions remains underexplored. This study investigates how cooperative governance may influence the implementation of circular strategies, including circular design, product-service systems, and shared resource models, across different housing types. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with housing professionals, cooperative representatives, service providers, and policymakers, we assess the comparative institutional advantages and limitations of cooperatives in enabling circular transitions. Our findings indicate that housing cooperatives can mitigate market failures and overcome split incentives through collective ownership, long-term planning, and participatory governance. These features help facilitate lifecycle-based investments, bundled procurement, and shared infrastructure. However, cooperatives also face key challenges, including complex decision-making, limited access to finance, and regulatory barriers. This paper contributes to the understanding of alternative housing models for urban sustainability by offering insights into how cooperative-led initiatives can support circular innovation. It identifies boundary conditions for aligning stakeholder perspectives and embedding circular strategies within cooperative housing, helping to inform inclusive, community-based responses to climate and resource challenges.
在住房合作社中实现和嵌入循环目标
在建筑环境中转向循环经济被认为是培育环境可持续和社会弹性城市的重要一步。为提供负担得起和民主管理的住房而建立的住房合作社可能为嵌入循环提供结构性优势,但它们在循环过渡中的作用仍未得到充分探索。本研究探讨了合作治理如何影响循环战略的实施,包括循环设计、产品服务系统和共享资源模式,这些策略在不同的住房类型中都有体现。通过对住房专业人士、合作社代表、服务提供者和政策制定者的半结构化访谈,我们评估了合作社在实现循环转型方面的相对制度优势和局限性。我们的研究结果表明,住房合作社可以通过集体所有制、长期规划和参与式治理来缓解市场失灵,克服分裂激励。这些特性有助于促进基于生命周期的投资、捆绑采购和共享基础设施。然而,合作社也面临重大挑战,包括复杂的决策、有限的融资渠道和监管障碍。本文通过深入了解以合作为主导的倡议如何支持循环创新,有助于理解城市可持续发展的替代住房模式。它确定了协调利益相关者观点和在合作住房中嵌入循环战略的边界条件,有助于为包容性、基于社区的气候和资源挑战应对提供信息。
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Resources, conservation & recycling advances
Resources, conservation & recycling advances Environmental Science (General)
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