Essays about: "housing support"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 163 essays containing the words housing support.

  1. 1. Residents’ perception of safety in a vulnerable neighborhood : A case study from Andersberg, Gävle, Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Afnan Askar; Ayysha Badra; [2023]
    Keywords : Perceived safety; physical environment; Andersberg; million housing program; CPTED principles; safety walk; Upplevd trygghet; fysisk miljö; Andersberg; miljonprogram; CPTED-principer; trygghetsvandring;

    Abstract : Feeling safe is important for residents in their neighborhoods, but how do residents living in an area rumored to be unsafe perceive safety? This case study examined the perceived safety in a vulnerable area (Swedish: Utsatt område) in Gävle, Sweden. These vulnerable neighborhoods fall under the Swedish million housing program that consist of residential areas with large and high resident buildings that are often densified. READ MORE

  2. 2. Lessons for municipalities to steer the sustainable development of alternative housing : A case study of two co-housing projects in Helsingborg and Hamburg

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Jule Jeske; [2023]
    Keywords : co-housing; co-living; alternative housing; sharing; sustainable housing; Co-Housing; Co-Living; alternatives Wohnen; Sharing; nachhaltiges Wohnen;

    Abstract : Decades of globalisation and urbanisation are posing intersecting social, economic, and environmental pressures on urban housing markets, that are pushing conventional housing provision to its limits. Accelerated by the covid-19 pandemic, alternative approaches to housing are coming to the fore. READ MORE

  3. 3. Do estate-level characteristics generate unsafety? : Examining neighborhood and estate characteristics influence on perceived residential safety in Gothenburg

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Frisk Garcia; [2023]
    Keywords : Perceived safety; fixed effects; estate level effects; customer satisfaction surveys;

    Abstract : Do estate and neighborhood characteristics influence perceptions of safety? Using data from a survey of residents living in municipal housing in Gothenburg, this paper argues that the spatial and social characteristics of a neighborhood vastly outpace the role of its socioeconomic and demographic composition, when it comes to accounting for the perceived safety of its residents. The dataset consists of survey data on residents’ perception of safety from 2013-2014 and 2016-2021 in Gothenburg linked with sociodemographic data at an estate level. READ MORE

  4. 4. Digital Infrastructures for Cohousing

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Eoghan O'Connor; [2023]
    Keywords : Cohousing; Participatory Design; Platform Design; Platform Studies; Infrastructure Studies;

    Abstract : This paper introduces the topic of Cohousing as a solution to the chronic housing crisis and examines how it can be supported by digital platforms, and what form they should take. The theoretical concept of platforms and infrastructure is examined in general and specifically for communities along with other co-operative practices. READ MORE

  5. 5. Segmentation and Valuation in  Stockholm Housing Market : Spatial Continuous and Discontinuous Submarkets Evaluating by Hedonic Price Model and XGBoost Model

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsekonomi och finans

    Author : Xianglin Sun; [2023]
    Keywords : housing market segmentation ; spatial continuity ; hedonic price model ; XGBoost model ; segmentering av bostadsmarknaden ; rumslig kontinuitet ; hedonisk prismodell ; XGBoost modell ;

    Abstract : The housing market segmentation could provide a reference for more targeted policymaking and investment strategies. Although there have been many studies, there are no consistent submarkets delineating methods because of a lack of theoretical support and subjective evaluation. In this paper, two market segmentation methods are introduced. READ MORE