Understanding the wicked problem of providing accessible housing for the ageing population in Sweden
(2021) In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(3).- Abstract
While accessible housing is known as important to promote healthy ageing, the societal issue of providing accessible housing for the ageing population bears the characteristics of a “wicked problem”. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of crucial variables for decision-making about the provision of accessible housing for the ageing population in Sweden. Materials used for a deductive content analysis were elicited through a research circle involving three researchers and twelve non-academic representatives. Brown and colleagues’ conceptual five-dimension framework to address wicked problems was used for the understanding of crucial variables in decision-making about housing provision. The findings show that such... (More)
While accessible housing is known as important to promote healthy ageing, the societal issue of providing accessible housing for the ageing population bears the characteristics of a “wicked problem”. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of crucial variables for decision-making about the provision of accessible housing for the ageing population in Sweden. Materials used for a deductive content analysis were elicited through a research circle involving three researchers and twelve non-academic representatives. Brown and colleagues’ conceptual five-dimension framework to address wicked problems was used for the understanding of crucial variables in decision-making about housing provision. The findings show that such reasoning is dominated by the socioeconomic dimension. Findings in the biophysical dimension reveal well-known challenges pertaining to the definition and interpretation of the concept of accessibility and its operationalization. The dimensions are intertwined in a complex manner, which is essential for effective and efficient decision-making. The findings could make decision-makers aware of the diversity of individual thinking involved when addressing this wicked problem. Acting upon the crucial variables identified in this study could contribute to progressive decision-making and more efficient ways to develop and provide accessible housing to promote health ageing.
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- author
- Jonsson, Oskar LU ; Frögren, Joakim LU ; Haak, Maria LU ; Slaug, Björn LU and Iwarsson, Susanne LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Ageing in place, Built environment, Decision support, Housing accessibility, Housing and health, Housing provision, Planning, Public health, Research circle, Trade-offs
- in
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- volume
- 18
- issue
- 3
- article number
- 1169
- pages
- 21 pages
- publisher
- MDPI AG
- external identifiers
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- pmid:33525734
- scopus:85099875563
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph18031169
- project
- UserAge: Understanding User Participation in Research on Ageing and Health
- Decision Support System for Improved Accessibility in Multi-Family Housing
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 2da10623-0fa5-484d-abcd-ca646cdd8bf9
- date added to LUP
- 2021-02-05 13:20:33
- date last changed
- 2024-09-19 15:59:51
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