Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2008
Open space management in residential areas – how it is organised and why
Lindgren, Therese; Castell, PalAbstract
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 involvementPublished in
International Journal of Strategic Property Management2008, volume: 12, number: 3, pages: 141-160
Authors' information
Lindgren, Therese
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Landscape Management, Design and Construction
Castell, Pål
Chalmers University of Technology
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities
UKÄ Subject classification
Landscape Architecture
Economics and Business
Social Sciences
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/1648-715X.2008.12.141-160
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/18790