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Grassroots innovations in community-led housing in England: the role and evolution of intermediaries.
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International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development . Apr2020, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p52-72. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The paper aims to take forward recent research concerning the development of grassroots innovations and sustainability transitions in housing. We introduce and empirically assess a multi-level, process-oriented framework informed by strategic niche management (SNM) and social capital theory. Drawing on qualitative data, the empirical part explores the emergence of community-led housing (CLH) in England as a grassroots-based housing niche which operates in a context of market dysfunction. The paper offers further conceptual development of the role of intermediaries in grassroots niche building. Our findings suggest an evolution from independent sub-niche umbrellas to broader-based intermediaries to leverage and consolidate different sustainability practices in the niche. The results question an unadapted application of the simplistic growth-oriented SNM approach advocating for strategic coherence. In particular, our analysis shows that the development of broader-based intermediary organisations is driven by short-term government funding and carefully preserves the diversity of approaches and identities within the niche. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19463138
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142313270
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2019.1663525