Nicol, L A and Knoepfel, P (2014) Resilient housing: A new resource-oriented approach. Building Research & Information, 42(2), pp. 229-239. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
The institutional regimes framework has previously been applied to the institutional conditions that support or hinder the sustainability of housing stocks. This resource-based approach identifies the actors across different sectors that have an interest in housing, how they use housing, the mechanisms affecting their use (public policy, use rights, contracts, etc.) and the effects of their uses on the sustainability of housing within the context of the built environment. The potential of the institutional regimes framework is explored for its suitability to the many considerations of housing resilience. By identifying all the goods and services offered by the resource housing stock, researchers and decision-makers could improve the resilience of housing by better accounting for the ecosystem services used by housing, decreasing the vulnerability of housing to disturbances, and maximizing recovery and reorganization following a disturbance. The institutional regimes framework is found to be a promising tool for addressing housing resilience. Further questions are raised for translating this conceptual framework into a practical application underpinned with empirical data.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building stock; built environment; ecosystem services; goods and services; housing; institutional regimes; resilience; sustainability |
| Index terms: | resilient housing, ecosystem services, housing stock, building stock, recovery, housing, conceptual framework, suitability, accounting, public policy, vulnerability, built environment |
| Subjects: | construction type, operations management, public policy, economic analysis, biodiversity, theoretical framing, health safety and environment, asset management, environmental hazards, design criteria, industry analysis, infrastructure and transport systems |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Urban Studies, Construction Technology, Sustainability, Governance, Business Strategy, Health and Safety, Research Practice, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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