Social hållbarhet i bostadsföretag - en jämförelse mellan de privata bostadsföretagen Rikshem och Wallenstam och Göteborgs allmännyttiga bostadsföretag Framtiden
(2018) SGEL36 20181Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- Social sustainability has during recent years gained wider attention within the academic literature, companies and urban policy. However, the meaning and goals of social sustainability is still discussed and the application of the concept has lead to local variations of the issues raised under it. This essay compares two private Swedish housing companies, Rikshem and Wallenstam, and the public housing company Framtiden to gain a understanding of how housing companies work with social sustainability and if their views on the concept depend on the form of ownership. The study uses a qualitative analysis of documents produced by the companies, particularly sustainability reports, to identify and compare the questions raised and the strategies... (More)
- Social sustainability has during recent years gained wider attention within the academic literature, companies and urban policy. However, the meaning and goals of social sustainability is still discussed and the application of the concept has lead to local variations of the issues raised under it. This essay compares two private Swedish housing companies, Rikshem and Wallenstam, and the public housing company Framtiden to gain a understanding of how housing companies work with social sustainability and if their views on the concept depend on the form of ownership. The study uses a qualitative analysis of documents produced by the companies, particularly sustainability reports, to identify and compare the questions raised and the strategies used in their work with social sustainability. The analysis shows that all of the companies work with strategies aimed towards promoting social inclusion in their neighbourhoods, but that the public housing company Framtiden goes beyond this and also aims towards creating social equity between their different areas and in Gothenburg as a whole. (Less)
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- author
- Pettersson, Anna-Karin LU
- supervisor
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- Eric Clark LU
- organization
- course
- SGEL36 20181
- year
- 2018
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- social sustainability, housing, housing companies, social inclusion, social equity
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8942138
- date added to LUP
- 2018-06-12 08:56:43
- date last changed
- 2018-06-12 08:56:43
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