Wang, J., Pan, Y. and Hadjri, K. orcid.org/0000-0001-8243-8396 (2020) Social sustainability and supportive living: exploring motivations of British cohousing groups. Housing and Society, 48 (1). pp. 60-86. ISSN 0888-2746
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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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Housing Education and Research Association. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Housing and Society. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Cohousing; motivations; housing decisions; social sustainability; environmental sustainability |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2020 11:30 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2022 14:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/08882746.2020.1788344 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:163322 |