Contemporary Co-housing in Europe

Hagbert, Pernilla; Larsen, Henrik Gutzon; Thörn, Håkan; Wasshede, Cathrin

doi:10.4324/9780429450174

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“…For example, developer-driven projects have tended to be weaker versions of eco-community exemplars (see Nelson, 2018: 190-213) and 'non-committed' versions of communal living that do not 'equip new members with the necessary skills for shared practices and [for] establish[ing] a common ground' (Temesgen 2020: 1). Similarly, municipalities' and states' attempts at mediating collaborative housing introduction within neoliberal urban governance logic through facilitation of market actors have proven challenging and reproduced problematic dynamics (Hagbert, et al 2019). A successful response has seen the emergence of companies such as Baerebo (Denmark), run by those with eco-community experience who seek to channel corporate finance into cohousing but with greater emphasis on enabling necessary social elements and skills.…”

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“…Similarly, municipalities’ and states’ attempts at mediating collaborative housing introduction within neoliberal urban governance logic through facilitation of market actors have proven challenging and reproduced problematic dynamics (Hagbert, et al . 2019). A successful response has seen the emergence of companies such as Baerebo (Denmark), run by those with eco‐community experience who seek to channel corporate finance into cohousing but with greater emphasis on enabling necessary social elements and skills.…”

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URBAN ECOLOGICAL FUTURES: Five Eco‐Community Strategies for more Sustainable and Equitable Cities

Pickerill,

Chitewere,

Cornea

et al. 2023

Int J Urban Regional Res

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Cities are critical sites for understanding, and potentially ameliorating, the effects of global ecological change, the climate emergency and natural resource depletion. Contemporary cities are sociomaterially connected through global markets, trade and transportation, placing ever‐increasing demands on the natural environment and generating dangerous pollutants and emissions. Current approaches to address these environmental crises are dominated by neoliberal forms of ‘green’ urban development, carbon accounting and techno‐economic solutions, which extend corporate control over cities and tend to entrench inequality. A more strategic approach for enabling ecologically sustainable and equitable urban futures is urgently needed. We present five strategies for urban ecological futures in the global North, derived from qualitative and ethnographic empirical research with international eco‐communities, which open up discussions about how to tackle this challenge by acknowledging the role and potential of: (1) non‐extractive community economies; (2) democratic processes of co‐operative action; (3) social approaches to resource management; (4) participatory collaborative governance; and (5) urban heterogeneity and social justice. We explore the relational, contested and contextual processes through which these approaches could become embedded in urban policy and planning, thereby offering the strategic capacity required to move towards truly sustainable cities.

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URBAN ECOLOGICAL FUTURES: Five Eco‐Community Strategies for more Sustainable and Equitable Cities

Pickerill,

Chitewere,

Cornea

et al. 2023

Int J Urban Regional Res

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“…Některé studie popisují situaci jako krizi dostupnosti bydlení (Brysch a Czischke, 2021;Martínez a Gil, 2022), související také s krizí klimatickou a ekologickou (Horne, 2018;Nelson, 2018). Jednou z reakcí na danou situaci je hledání a rozvoj forem bydlení, v nichž se obyvatelé vyrovnávají s rostoucí komodifikací a financializací bydlení tím, že na realizaci bydlení záměrně spolupracují (Archer, 2022;Bresson a Denèfle, 2015;Brysch a Czischke, 2021;Ferreri a Vidal 2022;Hagbert et al, 2019;Tummers, 2016). Vytváří buď formy nové, jako jsou například stavební skupiny či sítě nájemníků, nebo aktualizují formy stávající, například v podobě zapojení do nových družstev, případně spolupracují s municipalitami.…”

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“…Projekty a jednotliví obyvatelé participativního bydlení jsou totiž aktéři ukotvení v síti nutné spolupráce (byť v různé míře intenzity) s jinými institucionálními aktéry (srov. Hagbert et al, 2019), kde se předpokládá jak pasivní participace (přístup k vědění), tak aktivní jednání. V této souvislosti se ukazuje komplexita (vícerozměrnost) našeho modelu v tom smyslu, že zahrnuje určité mocenské (asymetrické) vztahy.…”

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Participatory Housing: A New Conceptual Framework for Democratic Forms of Housing in the Czech Republic

Blažek¹,

Samec²,

Kubala³

et al. 2023

Czech Sociological Review

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In recent years, in response to the increasing unaffordability of housing, many European countries have seen a renewed interest in forms of housing that emphasise elements of cooperation, self-organisation, and sharing (of space, organisation, or ownership between households). In the Czech Republic, we recently identified the first efforts of some municipalities and smaller groups of citizens to transpose this 'housing innovation' into the Czech context, which until now has predominantly favoured individual owner-occupied housing. Considering that these emerging forms of housing in the Czech Republic have yet to be conceptualised in theory, the goal of our article is to initiate a debate on a more precise conceptual understanding. To this end, we propose an overarching definition of participatory housing, which we present using three defining principles and five dimensions of participation. Reflecting on existing Western European conceptualisations and a historical contextualisation of (related forms of) housing in the territory of what is today the Czech Republic, we discuss the specific dimensions of the concept of participatory housing, the conditions of its existence, and what makes it distinct from other forms of housing.

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“…Co-living startups have facilitated their search for a home (Forbes, 2023).There are co-living and co-working spaces which are offering ecofriendly living and working spaces, viz., reuse and recycle, rain water harvesting, digital transactions, solar-powered spaces(Atnest 2023). A modern "process of owning responsibility" of green governance where self-management of daily activities and decision-making is paramount(Hagbert et al, 2019).…”

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Burgeoning of co-living and co-working space for the Indian millennial – a quiver or a hunt for novel strategies!

Roy,

Nair,

Yadav

2024

JIBR

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Purpose The purposes of this paper are to examine the factors persuasive in building competitive advantage strategies for the co-living and co-working service operators and study the sustainability of the business model for co-living and co-working space. Design/methodology/approach In this research, a structured literature review of journals, articles, reports, conference proceedings, websites published in recent times and e-newspapers has been conducted. The first step of the research included identifying the relevant literature. For this step, multiple keywords were used in searching for literature on Google.com, Google Scholar, Proquest, Taylor & Francis, Emerald, Elsevier. Upon literature identification, the procured reports were divided into the following three parts: co-living reports, co-working report and others. More than 250 content reports were analyzed, and finally, 105 relevant literature reports from various sources were recorded for further analysis. Focus group discussion and semi-structured interviews were also conducted. Findings This study concluded after analyzing the literature, focus group discussion and semi-structured interviews that co-working and co-living space would be sustainable business if proper competitive strategies were leveraged, in accordance with the increase in demand over time. This study also serves as a wakeup call for the operators in the co-living and co-working sphere to work on their competitive advantages and differentiate themselves to tap business opportunities. The sustainability of the model by identifying the factors was also emphasized in this study. Further studies of co-living and co-working models should be conducted in the Indian context to analyze the multifarious potential that this new trend of shared accommodation can open up. Research limitations/implications This study is based on content analysis, focus group discussion and semi-structured interview analysis. More content and literature were found to be evidenced mostly in Western literature. This is a limitation to the study. This study also had a limitation in including bigger sample of focus groups discussion and interviews; however, the analysis effectively set out a landscape of co-living and co-working space in India. Originality/value It is an original research work based on an existing concept and services. As co-living and co-working service operators are cropping up in major cities, enticing the target potential with a platter of services primarily linked with many of the beneficial factors, the researchers in this work attempt to examine the factors persuasive in building the competitive advantage strategies for the co-living and co-working space and the sustainability of these two business models. A ripe market with multifarious possibilities waiting to be tapped with the right plan of action is the need of the hour.

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Contemporary Co-housing in Europe

Cited by 22 publications

References 80 publications

URBAN ECOLOGICAL FUTURES: Five Eco‐Community Strategies for more Sustainable and Equitable Cities

URBAN ECOLOGICAL FUTURES: Five Eco‐Community Strategies for more Sustainable and Equitable Cities

Participatory Housing: A New Conceptual Framework for Democratic Forms of Housing in the Czech Republic

Burgeoning of co-living and co-working space for the Indian millennial – a quiver or a hunt for novel strategies!

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