Social sustainability and supportive living: exploring motivations of British cohousing groups

Q2 Social Sciences

Housing and Society Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/08882746.2020.1788344

Jingjing Wang, Yiru Pan, K. Hadjri

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Abstract

ABSTRACT “Cohousing” is a collective housing model, which has the potential to offer socially and environmentally sustainable housing for a community. It is a collaborative housing concept designed to foster meaningful relationships, closer social bonding, and more efficient use of resources. This study aimed to examine the motivations of cohousing groups to create or enter a cohousing community in the UK and identify potential issues to improve future cohousing development. In total, 24 people participated in this study: 18 cohousing group members and 6 project architects. Interviews were conducted in eight cohousing communities in the UK. The results showed that the social aspect was the driving characteristic attracting people to a cohousing project. This study focused on social aspects related to cohousing, but environmental, financial, family, and health aspects were analyzed as well. Potential issues were identified based on the experiences of group members and the architects, which showed the concerns and obstacles experienced by cohousing group members. The findings of this study could be used as an evidence-based tool to enhance social engagement for the development of future cohousing communities and other collaborative residential facilities.

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社会可持续性和支持性生活：探索英国同居群体的动机

摘要“合租”是一种集体住房模式，有可能为社区提供社会和环境可持续的住房。这是一个合作住房概念，旨在培养有意义的关系、更紧密的社会联系和更有效地利用资源。本研究旨在研究在英国创建或进入共同居住社区的共同居住群体的动机，并确定改善未来共同居住发展的潜在问题。共有24人参与了这项研究：18名共同使用小组成员和6名项目架构师。在英国的八个共住社区进行了访谈。结果表明，社会方面是吸引人们参与共住项目的驱动因素。这项研究的重点是与同居有关的社会方面，但也分析了环境、经济、家庭和健康方面。根据小组成员和架构师的经验确定了潜在的问题，这表明了共同使用小组成员所面临的问题和障碍。这项研究的发现可以作为一种循证工具，加强社会参与，以发展未来的共同居住社区和其他合作居住设施。

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Housing and Society Social Sciences-Urban Studies

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期刊介绍： Housing and Society is the journal of the Housing Education and Research Association (HERA). The journal supports the mission of HERA by providing for the dissemination of research and other scholarly work. Submissions from a broad range of perspectives are encouraged. Topics in housing include: policy, design, social aspects, gerontology, behavioral aspects, energy/environment, equipment, interiors, economics, theory/model development, education, and program development or evaluation. The journal welcomes the submission of original research articles, notes and commentaries. Notes are shorter manuscripts presenting succinct information on housing related to one of the following categories: - Research: exploratory or not heavily theory-based or statistically analyzed - Academic: innovative teaching ideas - Program: development, implementation, and/or evaluation of Cooperative Extension or other housing programming efforts - Policy: examination of policy impact, comparative analysis, and/or need to achieve housing goals - Reviews: books, documentaries, etc.