The population of cities like Stockholm and Gothenburg is growing. With this population growth there comes an increased demand for housing in the big cities. The need for housing for all these people is a problem. The housing market have seen the price for housing skyrocket in the last 10 years and the people that are affected the most are young adults. The problem that arises is that young adults that are interested in moving to cities will be forced to rent for hefty amounts of money or get third-hand accommodation. The result is that young adults seek alternative housing, one example being coliving.Coliving is a form of accommodation that houses a group of people in the same apartment. They share facilities in form of kitchen and living room, appliances, and furniture. You get your own private bedroom and occasionally you get you own private bathroom, or you share that as well. Coliving combines privacy with shared areas. Coliving reduces the rent for the residents and creates a social environment for those living there.This study will explore to see if there exist interest in coliving among young adults and to see if young adults can get access to the housing market through coliving. One expert interview and a web survey were conducted to answer this question. In addition to this, earlier studies were also examined. The survey concluded that one-third of the respondents was interested in coliving. The reason is that they think that the housing market is tough and that coliving can be a solution to the housing crisis in cities. Coliving can serve as a smart alternative to the traditional housing types in the big cities and provide access to groups of people that often struggle to enter the housing market.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-195667 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Haag, Oliver |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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