Lindgren, Therese
- Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Housing companies manage a considerable proportion of urban open green space in Sweden. This article explores how 62 Swedish housing companies, municipal and private, organise their open space maintenance and the reasons behind organisational structure. Here, organisational structure covers three aspects of open space maintenance: (1) whether performed in-house or by a contractor, (2) whether performed by local managers or circulating teams, and (3) whether and how residents are involved in management. The organisational structures varied widely among the housing companies studied. Mixed structures were common. Formal resident involvement processes were almost only found in municipally owned areas with local managers. The arguments could be derived from two general management approaches, prioritising either customer relations more or economic efficiency. The conclusion was that management approach might be important in choosing organisational structure.
Keywords
Green open space; Maintenance; Organisational structure; Rental housing; Resident involvement
Published in
International Journal of Strategic Property Management
2008, volume: 12, number: 3, pages: 141-160
SLU Authors
Global goals (SDG)
SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities
UKÄ Subject classification
Landscape Architecture
Economics and Business
Social Sciences
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/1648-715X.2008.12.141-160
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/18790