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- Hagbert, Pernilla, 1986
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“It’s Just a Matter of Adjustment”: Residents’ Perceptions and the Potential for Low-impact Home Practices
- 2016
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Ingår i: Housing, Theory and Society. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1651-2278 .- 1403-6096. ; 33:3, s. 288-304
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In addition to material, spatial and thermal standards and norms that influence the resource intensity of home environments, a key indicator of the environmental impact related to housing is found in residents’ ways of life. Of interest to the study presented in this paper is how residents’ perceptions of home and living standards relate to opinions on environmental issues and the reduction of resource use, exploring the potential and willingness to engage in low-impact ways of living. Empirical material from a questionnaire (n = 156) and interview study (n = 22) with residents in a tenant-owned housing association in Sweden provides insights into conventions and perceptions surrounding practices primarily linked to voluntary simplicity, living smaller as well as sharing spaces and resources. The study emphasizes the need for understanding residents’ perspectives and the implications this might have for targeting the resource intensity of homes in future development and policy.
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- Hagbert, Pernilla, 1986, et al.
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Sustainable homes, or simply energy-efficient buildings?
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1573-7772 .- 1566-4910. ; 31:1, s. 1-17
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Environmental consideration within the Swedish construction sector can no longer be considered marginal. It is here discussed whether the same commitment is extended to facilitate deeper dimensions of sustainability in the provision of housing, beyond simply energy-efficient residential buildings? The paper presents the case of a multi-family ‘green’ residential area being developed in Göteborg, Sweden. An interview study with the seven housing developers building in the area provides primary empirical insights, further complemented by findings from a workshop with architects involved in the project. Conceptualizations of sustainability in housing are explored, based in discourses among these market actors. Issues identified in the inductive data analysis relate to the ambitions set and measures taken in new ‘green’ building, as well as market perceptions of housing standards, lifestyles and household configurations that are reproduced in the built environment. The paper shows that interpretations of sustainability in market-led housing development do not radically challenge the normative and resource intense contemporary ideals surrounding the urban home and that the realization of goals undertaken in the case of Kvillebäcken is generally dependent on economic considerations and market assessments. In conclusion, the paper emphasizes the need to formulate an integrative approach to more holistic sustainable residential environments.
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- Hagbert, Pernilla, 1986-, et al.
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Transitions on the home front : A story of sustainable living beyond eco-efficiency
- 2017
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Ingår i: Energy Research & Social Science. - : Elsevier. - 2214-6296 .- 2214-6326. ; 31:Supplement C, s. 240-248
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The environmental impact associated with modern ways of living is widely recognized and has been increasingly problematized. A prevailing discourse in sustainable housing tends to focus on building performance, along with compelling stories of “green” lifestyles and attractive urban housing concepts, while avoiding storylines that suggest more profound changes in society and everyday life. This paper argues that in order to address the resource-intensity of contemporary ways of living, we need to engage with perspectives of transition that go beyond technical eco-efficient solutions. Other narratives are therefore explored, based in empirical insights from home visits and in-depth interviews with people seeking less impactful and more self-sufficient ways of living in the context of an affluent society as Sweden. The paper looks at how alternative narratives are manifested in (and through) the home as a starting point for transitions to a low-impact society. Highlighting aspects of agency, situated in the everyday and in the existing built fabric, these “home front transitioners” provide another story – one that questions mainstream assumptions of a pre-defined green lifestyle, and contributes to a more diversified perspective on sustainable living.
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- Thörn, Håkan, 1961, et al.
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Constraints and possibilities for co-housing to address contemporary urban and ecological crises: A conclusion
- 2019
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Ingår i: Contemporary Co-housing in Europe: Towards Sustainable Cities? Edited ByPernilla Hagbert, Henrik Gutzon Larsen, Håkan Thörn, Cathrin Wasshede. - London : Routledge. - 9781138325913 ; , s. 202-213
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- co-housing, sustainable urban development, governance, gentrification, civil society, ecological sustainability, social sustainability
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