Are people willing to share living space? Household preferences in Finland DOI Creative Commons
Enni Ruokamo, Eliisa Kylkilahti, Michael Lettenmeier

et al.

Buildings and Cities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: Nov. 8, 2024

This paper explores citizens’ interest in space sharing private housing. It is based on a large-scale random sample citizen survey (N = 1448) conducted Finland focusing multiple aspects of low-carbon Both quantitative preference-related results and qualitatively analysed open question responses show that the concept shared use relatively low popularity. However, there are differences depending to be shared. Approximately half respondents willing for exercise, children playing repairing activities, whereas small fraction would it cooking, working studying, or guest accommodation. Respondents’ backgrounds only slightly impact willingness share spaces. people urban areas more Larger floor area per inhabitant negatively associated with implies sufficiency housing linked space-sharing interests. concludes unattractive under present conditions. Improving functionality social trust by attractive design, clearer user rules spreading good examples could approaches enhance situation. Practice relevance Space-sharing as an operationalisation avenue increasing utilisation rate efficiency among households. Based from Finnish citizens, received somewhat mixed responses, although 75% indicated at least some activities. Respondents high climate-change awareness those living positively space-sharing. Future development needs increase attractiveness spaces include paying attention design spaces, formulating clear rules, creating functional booking fee systems, building towards responsible practices.

Language: Английский

Are people willing to share living space? Household preferences in Finland DOI Creative Commons
Enni Ruokamo, Eliisa Kylkilahti, Michael Lettenmeier

et al.

Buildings and Cities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: Nov. 8, 2024

This paper explores citizens’ interest in space sharing private housing. It is based on a large-scale random sample citizen survey (N = 1448) conducted Finland focusing multiple aspects of low-carbon Both quantitative preference-related results and qualitatively analysed open question responses show that the concept shared use relatively low popularity. However, there are differences depending to be shared. Approximately half respondents willing for exercise, children playing repairing activities, whereas small fraction would it cooking, working studying, or guest accommodation. Respondents’ backgrounds only slightly impact willingness share spaces. people urban areas more Larger floor area per inhabitant negatively associated with implies sufficiency housing linked space-sharing interests. concludes unattractive under present conditions. Improving functionality social trust by attractive design, clearer user rules spreading good examples could approaches enhance situation. Practice relevance Space-sharing as an operationalisation avenue increasing utilisation rate efficiency among households. Based from Finnish citizens, received somewhat mixed responses, although 75% indicated at least some activities. Respondents high climate-change awareness those living positively space-sharing. Future development needs increase attractiveness spaces include paying attention design spaces, formulating clear rules, creating functional booking fee systems, building towards responsible practices.

Language: Английский

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