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Abstract
While accessible housing is known as important to promote healthy ageing, the societal issue of providing accessible housing for the ageing population bears the characteristics of a “wicked problem”. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of crucial variables for decision-making about the provision of accessible housing for the ageing population in Sweden. Materials used for a deductive content analysis were elicited through a research circle involving three researchers and twelve non-academic representatives. Brown and colleagues’ conceptual five-dimension framework to address wicked problems was used for the understanding of crucial variables in decision-making about housing provision. The findings show that such reasoning is dominated by the socioeconomic dimension. Findings in the biophysical dimension reveal well-known challenges pertaining to the definition and interpretation of the concept of accessibility and its operationalization. The dimensions are intertwined in a complex manner, which is essential for effective and efficient decision-making. The findings could make decision-makers aware of the diversity of individual thinking involved when addressing this wicked problem. Acting upon the crucial variables identified in this study could contribute to progressive decision-making and more efficient ways to develop and provide accessible housing to promote health ageing.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1169 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
- Gerontology, specializing in Medical and Health Sciences
Keywords
- Ageing in place
- Built environment
- Decision support
- Housing accessibility
- Housing and health
- Housing provision
- Planning
- Public health
- Research circle
- Trade-offs
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