The potential of collaborative housing to tackle the social deficit of housing

The Chilean case

Bibliographic Data

ID12819976
AuthorsValentina Cortés-Urra (0000-0002-5587-3867, Delft University of Technology, corresponding author), Aksel Ersoy (0000-0001-5730-859X, Delft University of Technology), Darinka Czischke (0000-0003-4734-0654, Delft University of Technology), Vincent Gruis (0000-0003-1472-7641, Delft University of Technology)
Year2024
Volume39
Issue2
Pages697-725
Publication date2024-01-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Housing and the Built Environment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1566-4910 • E-ISSN: 1573-7772
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10901-023-10094-2
OpenAlexW4390578320
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited44

In recent decades, various programs have been developed as part of Chile’s housing policies to respond to the housing deficit. Most policies have so far focused on addressing the quantitative, qualitative, and urban deficits, neglecting the social dimension of housing. At the same time, the concept of collaborative housing has been referred to as a possible alternative to respond to these social challenges by fostering social cohesion, collaboration, and mutual aid. This article explores how collaborative housing can tackle the social deficit of housing. Here, we conceptualise this deficit as ‘the lack of non-physical or intangible social characteristics given among residents of a project, such as trust, social cohesion, and a sense of community, necessary for housing to be considered adequate.’ We examined the relation between these two concepts by developing a theoretical and empirical study. The first consisted of a theoretical framework and a review of literature on collaborative housing’s response to the social deficit of housing. Second, we interviewed stakeholders from two study cases. We found that residents in both collaborative housing cases perceive an improvement in their social interactions, sociability, trust, and sense of community in their current homes compared to previous homes. Therefore, we conclude that collaborative housing presents opportunities to tackle the social deficit of housing

Cohesion (chemistry · Economic growth · Economics · Human geography · Political science · Public housing · Public relations · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives