Intensifying Building Use: Barriers and Enablers to Space Sharing in the Cities of Amsterdam and Malmö
(2023)- Abstract
- Circular economy in the building industry has gained much attention in recent years, yet thus far, little research has been conducted on the topic of intensified building use, despite its great potential in terms of emission reduction. One way to intensify building use can be by sharing spaces among different users at different times. This study explores how the cities of Amsterdam and Malmö enablespace sharing and identifies relevant barriers. It finds that the two municipalities currently enable space sharing either as a space owner, or as a third party by subsidising, mediating, or leveraging landal location processes. Further, it shows that the municipalities’ involvement occurs at two stages: the space provision, i.e., ensuring the... (More)
- Circular economy in the building industry has gained much attention in recent years, yet thus far, little research has been conducted on the topic of intensified building use, despite its great potential in terms of emission reduction. One way to intensify building use can be by sharing spaces among different users at different times. This study explores how the cities of Amsterdam and Malmö enablespace sharing and identifies relevant barriers. It finds that the two municipalities currently enable space sharing either as a space owner, or as a third party by subsidising, mediating, or leveraging landal location processes. Further, it shows that the municipalities’ involvement occurs at two stages: the space provision, i.e., ensuring the availability of a space to be shared, or the operation of the sharing,i.e., supporting the administrative and organisational processes required for the space sharing. Two levels of barriers are identified: direct barriers to space sharing itself, referred to as “first level barriers”,and barriers that specifically affect the municipalities when trying to enable space sharing, referred toas “second level barriers”. First level barriers are: compatibility issues between users, concerns regarding damage and liability, discomfort of users, and financial cost. Second level barriers are: lack of knowledge, perceived lack of available instruments, avoiding preferential treatment, and administrative structures with regards to building ownership. The study concludes that there is potential to further encourage space sharing by investing more in the operation of shared spaces, by investigating sharing among different users and using different enabling tools, and by leveraging the municipalities’ own usage of buildings better. (Less)
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- Leyvraz, Sonja
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- 2023
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- PLATE 2023 Conference Proceedings
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- Luth Richter, Jessika
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- 7 pages
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- Research to enable a circular building sector
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- English
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abstract = {{Circular economy in the building industry has gained much attention in recent years, yet thus far, little research has been conducted on the topic of intensified building use, despite its great potential in terms of emission reduction. One way to intensify building use can be by sharing spaces among different users at different times. This study explores how the cities of Amsterdam and Malmö enablespace sharing and identifies relevant barriers. It finds that the two municipalities currently enable space sharing either as a space owner, or as a third party by subsidising, mediating, or leveraging landal location processes. Further, it shows that the municipalities’ involvement occurs at two stages: the space provision, i.e., ensuring the availability of a space to be shared, or the operation of the sharing,i.e., supporting the administrative and organisational processes required for the space sharing. Two levels of barriers are identified: direct barriers to space sharing itself, referred to as “first level barriers”,and barriers that specifically affect the municipalities when trying to enable space sharing, referred toas “second level barriers”. First level barriers are: compatibility issues between users, concerns regarding damage and liability, discomfort of users, and financial cost. Second level barriers are: lack of knowledge, perceived lack of available instruments, avoiding preferential treatment, and administrative structures with regards to building ownership. The study concludes that there is potential to further encourage space sharing by investing more in the operation of shared spaces, by investigating sharing among different users and using different enabling tools, and by leveraging the municipalities’ own usage of buildings better.}},
author = {{Leyvraz, Sonja}},
booktitle = {{PLATE 2023 Conference Proceedings}},
editor = {{Luth Richter, Jessika}},
language = {{eng}},
title = {{Intensifying Building Use: Barriers and Enablers to Space Sharing in the Cities of Amsterdam and Malmö}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/158919052/Leyvraz_Sonja_PLATE23.pdf}},
year = {{2023}},
}