Public Rental Housing Research Articles

Uneven geography of health opportunities among subsidized households: Illustrating healthcare accessibility and walkability for public rental housing in Seoul, Korea.

Planners and policymakers significantly consider providing suitable living environments for marginalized households, beyond creating affordable homes. Previous studies have explored various socioeconomic attributes of neighborhoods with public rental housing (PRH), particularly regarding education, job, and transportation opportunities; however, we have a limited understanding of health opportunities among such subsidized households. This study, therefore, explores the accessibility and spatial equity of emergency medical services (EMS) and primary health care (PHC) for PRH residents in Seoul, Korea. The findings show that neighborhoods with PRHs are associated with lower odds ratios for EMS and PHC accessibility. In particular, the relationships between the locations of PRHs and medical services accessibility in neighborhoods varied across the types of PRHs. While neighborhoods with large-scale PRHs are associated with lower PHC access, those with small-scale PRHs are associated with lower EMS access. In addition, our findings show that PRHs tend to be located in neighborhoods with lower walkability. These results may help in empirically determining the spatial accessibility of PHC and EMS, as well as neighborhood walkability, which may affect the health status of individuals in subsidized households.

Balancing thermal comfort and energy efficiency in high-rise public housing in Hong Kong: Insights and recommendations

As global warming intensifies, passive design for public housing in hot and humid climates has become a pressing issue. Achieving a balance between thermal comfort and energy conservation is particularly challenging in low-income public rental housing, where residents may endure extended periods of uncomfortable and unhealthy thermal conditions without resorting to air conditioning. In this study, EnergyPlus simulations are employed in combination with a novel thermal-comfort-based HVAC control approach to evaluate the performance of 14 Passive Cooling Strategies (PCS) in optimizing thermal comfort and energy conservation in high-rise public apartments of various sizes and orientations in Hong Kong, particularly under extreme summer conditions. The results reveal that, during extreme summer weather, the implementation of PCS primarily enhances thermal comfort conditions in May and September, while facing challenges in creating comfortable conditions during peak summer months. Most PCSs struggle to improve indoor comfort while simultaneously reducing energy consumption, with two exceptions: 1) Cross-ventilation-based designs enhance thermal comfort without increasing cooling energy consumption. 2) With energy-saving HVAC and opening control behavior, coupled with the use of fans for improving indoor thermal comfort, all PCSs can achieve a simultaneous improvement in thermal comfort and a reduction in cooling energy consumption. This results in a reduction in summer air-conditioning operation time of up to 50% and a decrease in air-conditioning cooling energy consumption of up to 30%. Regarding the impact of building size and orientation: 1) Small apartments show a heightened sensitivity to PCSs, particularly concerning indoor temperature, thermal comfort, and cooling energy consumption. 2) The influence of building orientation on cooling and comfort time in any PCS varies by less than 10% of its average and is even lower in PCSs with lower internal heat gain.

특별수선충당금 제도의 효율적인 운영을 위한 개선방안 연구

This research aims to derive policy implications for the efficient management of reserves for appropriations for special repairs(RASR) by “public housing operators” in response to the increasing demand for extensive annual maintenance expenses due to the growing aging inventory of public rental housing. To achieve this goal, a three-step approach was undertaken: analyzing the accounting records of maintenance expenses for six selected LH housing complexes, identifying operational challenges through surveys of LH practitioners, and evaluating the existing institutional issues related to the RASR. The analysis of maintenance expense accounting records revealed an excessive accumulation of RASR, which contrasted with its inadequate utilization in actual repairs and maintenance activities. Furthermore, statistical analysis of survey results unveiled three major inhibiting factors in the operation of the RASR: the irrational accumulation rate of the RASR, the complexity of procedures for utilizing the fund, limitations of RASR utilization to shared facilities. Notably, the need for institutional improvements in the “complexity of fund utilization procedures” was highlighted as the most significant. Lastly, through an assessment of the existing RASR institutional framework concerning these three identified factors, the following policy implications were derived: firstly, a relaxation of the RASR accumulation rate is warranted. Secondly, simplification of unnecessary procedures for utilizing the RASR is imperative. Thirdly, expansion of dedicated areas for utilizing the RASR to private unit is necessary.

코로나19 이후 공공임대주택 거주자의 사회적 관계 만족도 연구

This study analyzed the impact of COVID-19 on the social relations satisfaction of occupants living in affordable housing by using panel surveys of public rental housing in Seoul. For comparison before and after COVID-19, the results of multiple regression analysis using data from 2019 and 2021 are as follows. First, it was found that the demand for medical facilities increased and the time spent at home increased due to restrictions on social activities, which was noticeable for the socially disadvantaged, such as the elderly and the disabled. Second, it has been confirmed that factors that directly affect social activities and factors that provide overall convenience in life continue to affect before and after COVID-19. Lastly, COVID-19 not only changed the level of functional demands expected for housing, but also reduced social external activities, temporarily reducing the needs for transportation and exchange. Thus, further efforts to supply affordable housing are required to meet the changed social needs and occupants' expectations due to COVID-19.

역세권 공공임대주택 재건축 사업성의 모의실험분석

역세권 공공임대주택 재건축 사업성의 모의실험분석

영구임대주택 ‘찾아가는 마이홈센터’의 지역사회 연계실태와 활성화 방안

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study is to understand the actual condition of community resources network m the “On-site Myhome Center” and propose a revitalization plan to increase the efficiency of supporting Housing welfare services with the limited resources and manpower of the center.
 Methods: The subjects of this study were 14 Housing welfare Professionals placed in the “On-site Myhome Center” of Permanent Public rental housing. It was surveyed as a questionnaire composed of open questions.
 Results: Each of the 14 “On-site Myhome Center” subject to this survey is carrying out specialized projects tailored to tenants. It provides continuous and integrated Housing welfare services by deriving optimal resources through organic links with private organizations and public institutions in the local community. Among the tasks of the “On- site Myhome Center” Housing welfare Professionals, most of them recognize the community resources network as important tasks within the third priority, including four who answered that their importance is the first priority.
 Conclusion/Implications: For the efficient community resource linkage work of the “On-site Myhome Center”, it is an urgent priority to recruit personnel who are qualified as Housing welfare Professional, not assistants. The lack of space m the “On-site Myhome Center” is also related to the center's internal and external status, so an independent space should be secured and a space for meetings with related organizations should be secured. It is necessary to actively promote the work of “On-site Myhome Center” at home and abroad, and to strengthen specialized projects that do not overlap with those of local social welfare centers or management offices.

Introduction to the Special Issue: “New Perspectives on Public and Social Rental Housing in the Nordic Countries, part one”

Introduction to the Special Issue: “New Perspectives on Public and Social Rental Housing in the Nordic Countries, part one”

A Study on the Influencing Factors of Residential Environment Satisfaction between Private and Public Rental Housing in Chungcheongnam-do

A Study on the Influencing Factors of Residential Environment Satisfaction between Private and Public Rental Housing in Chungcheongnam-do

Housing Experimentation and Design Guides: Affordable Housing in Guangzhou since 2006

This paper examines the recent growth of government-led affordable housing in Guangzhou, addressing a paucity of global housing studies that explore experimental and contextual policy approaches in China. It also addresses the lack of Chinese housing studies recognizing the impact of housing design governance, including regulatory controls and design standards, on housing preferences, supply and lifestyles. Since 1995, the supply of affordable housing has surged, now surpassing that of market housing for the first time. This response to failures in the private housing market and a lack of equitable access to housing signifies a significant shift, acknowledging the need to re-establish a state-led and long-term public housing supply after decades of housing marketization. Employing an architectural design research perspective, this paper investigates the interplay between affordable housing supply and the emergence of housing standards, examining resulting housing design outcomes. It poses the question: What changes in housing policy and interventions in housing markets are necessary to increase public rental housing supply, and how do these changes affect housing outcomes? The paper explores these questions through a discussion of the key moments in affordable housing policy and housing estate development in Guangzhou that facilitated the creation of widely accessible public housing and long-term housing assets. This provides new insights into China’s unique approach to translating central government social welfare and housing policy through contextual design experimentation and pilot housing projects, departing from the conventional top-down policy implementation found in most other countries.

Perceptions of housing stability and fertility intentions among public housing renters in Guangzhou, China

In the context of declining fertility rates and worsening housing affordability for low-and moderate-income families, many scholars have paid closer attention to the effect of housing on the fertility preferences of vulnerable groups. However, existing studies on the association between housing and fertility are rooted in the private rental or buying housing market. The existing literature on the link between public rental housing sectors and fertility intentions has been surprisingly silent. Furthermore, despite the fact that previous studies have investigated how housing outcomes (housing conditions and housing tenure) reshape fertility intentions, to date, how fertility intentions are influenced by perceptions of housing situations is rarely examined, particularly perceptions of housing stability. More importantly, most previous literature estimating the effects of housing on fertility intentions has ignored the endogeneity issue between housing and fertility intentions, which may result in a biased estimate. Using 2022 public rental housing survey data in Guangzhou, we employ the instrumental variable approach to address the potential endogeneity issue of our equations and investigate whether perceptions of housing stability can encourage fertility intentions of public housing renters. The findings reveal that self-reported perceptions of housing stability are positively and significantly associated with the fertility intentions of public housing renters. Moreover, the housing stability effect is larger for the male and unmarried cohorts. These findings warrant policy consideration as to how public rental housing increases a sense of housing stability for tenants, thereby protecting and supporting their fundamental fertility rights.

Housing Status and Perception of Public Rental Housing of Middle-class Households in Apartment Housing in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Housing Status and Perception of Public Rental Housing of Middle-class Households in Apartment Housing in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

The Spatial Analysis and Enhancement of Social Housing in Seoul

Seoul is the first city in South Korea to provide affordable social housing, beginning in 2015. Despite the importance of studying its space, configuration, and functionality, which impact the residents’ quality of life, research on social housing in Seoul is sparse. The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to analyze the spatial layout and utilization of social housing and (2) to compare it to the layout and utilization of public rental housing provided by Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation (SH). A total of 120 units from 30 social housing projects open to the public in Seoul were selected. This study found that social housing in Seoul primarily consists of compact housing units targeting young adults and newlywed couples, with a high proportion of diverse spatial configurations. In South Korea, while the SH specialized floor plan is commonly used as a standardized prototype in contemporary apartments, the floor plans for social housing exhibit a broader range of shapes and spatial configurations. Distinct criteria are employed for space separation in designing social housing. Separating bedrooms or kitchens may be the priority depending on the specific housing unit, resulting in multiple layouts. The results suggest that ongoing research could contribute to exploring improved approaches for region-specific social housing design and enhancing residential environments.

Educational opportunity and public rental housing choice of rural migrant families in Chongqing, China

ABSTRACT This article examines how the location choices of rural migrants residing in public rental housing (PRH) are influenced by the presence of high-quality schools and their perception of education’s significance in their children’s upward mobility. In most Chinese cities, rural migrant children are denied access to urban public schools due to residency restrictions. However, Chongqing has implemented an alternative urbanization model, allowing rural migrant children to attend PRH-affiliated primary schools. The study investigates the impact of this policy through 42 semi-structured interviews with rural migrants residing in Chongqing PRH and 18 semi-structured interviews with local government officials. The findings reveal that rural migrants strategically select PRH accommodations to secure educational opportunities and enhance their children’s social mobility. The study also uncovers how schooling acts as a filter, differentiating rural migrant families based on their social resources and hukou locations. The article concludes that the Chongqing model establishes a unique housing-schooling relationship that mitigates educational inequality and social segregation. The findings contribute to the development of equitable access to education for rural migrant children in Chinese cities.

Exploring the sustainability of public housing: the case of customized public housing for artists in Seoul

Since 2014, Seoul has proposed customized public housing as a means to address the reduced effectiveness of the urban housing supply. The focus of policy has gradually shifted from total housing security to welfare support, and the South Korean government has announced that the model will be replicated nationwide by 2023. The paper aims to summarize the development and characteristics of the artist-tailored public housing through a review of policy developments and cases from 2013 to 2023. The analysis reveals that the model is characterized by a uniform supply by the public sector, starting with the rights of minority groups rather than the needs of society as a whole. It helps improve the housing supply's effectiveness and moderate the vacancy rate in the city and regional economic stagnation. Finally, this paper summarizes the staged development experience of the artist's customized public rental housing system from four aspects: housing market, supply system, regional economy, and residents' spontaneous participation, and discusses the system's role in promoting the sustainable development of the public housing system. It provides suggestions for the current model's promotion and also provides references for the binary opposition relationship between the economic value of art and urban gentrification in other countries.

재건축 안전진단 제도 개선 방안 연구

Reconstruction contributes to improving the quality of life of residents by creating an aging, unstable and poor residential environment into a safe and pleasant residential environment, and is also an important means of realizing basic constitutional rights such as people's right to pursue happiness, property rights, and housing freedom. However, the reconstruction project is causing a lot of confusion to the housing market and the people as related laws and systems repeatedly regulate and ease due to the ups and downs of the housing market and regime change.
 Accordingly, this study attempted to investigate and analyze legislative system improvement efforts raised by the National Assembly on the “Safety Diagnosis Standards for Housing Reconstruction” announced by the government and derive reasonable system improvement measures through Delphi, experts related to safety diagnosis. Based on this process, I would like to propose a plan to improve the current housing reconstruction safety diagnosis system.
 First, the authority to determine safety diagnosis, including the composition and ratio of each item of the safety diagnosis evaluation criteria, should be delegated to the head of the metropolitan government. Critics say that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport does not reflect the characteristics of the region and hinders the smooth promotion of reconstruction projects by setting safety diagnosis standards uniformly and uniformly in different situations. Therefore, it is necessary to delegate the authority to decide on safety diagnosis standards to the heads of metropolitan local governments.
 Second, Article 2, Subparagraph 3 (b) of the current Urban Improvement Act defines “significant functional defects among buildings that have not secured seismic performance” as old-age defective buildings. However, whether or not seismic design is reflected in the structural safety evaluation item is omitted. Structural safety assessment items should include whether seismic design is reflected.
 Third, although geological conditions and ground conditions have a very significant impact on the structural safety of buildings, geological conditions and ground conditions are omitted from the structural stability evaluation items. The omission of these important evaluation factors is a factor that degrades the validity and reliability of the safety diagnosis evaluation results.
 Fourth, the use of asbestos building materials should be reflected in the safety diagnosis evaluation items. When inhaled into the human body, asbestos, a first-class carcinogen designated by the World Health Organization, causes fatal diseases such as asbestos lung disease, lung cancer, and malignant mesothelioma. Therefore, in Korea, the Asbestos Safety Management Act has been enacted to thoroughly manage asbestos exposure contained in buildings so that it does not damage public health.
 Fifth, it is necessary for local governments to support certain costs incurred by conducting safety diagnosis for housing reconstruction. However, some say that local governments should not invest in projects to rebuild private property, but the reconstruction project improves the residential environment of owners, such as local land, while creating public benefits such as roads, parks, community facilities, and public rental housing. It is currently supported by some local governments.

공공임대주택 정책의 성과평가 기준에 대한 연구

As the government’s public rental housing policy has mainly focused on supply, performance measures for public housing policies has also been limited to the supply side. In particular, while different housing types integrated into a single, united system, the use of existing stock is still unsatisfactory. Currently, performance indicators related to public housing show some limitations in conducting a balanced performance analysis for the integrated public housing system. Given the need for quantitative and qualitative improvements, it is imperative to advance the performance analysis standards via an accurate diagnosis of the current situation. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to establish systematic and comprehensive performance analysis standards; and (2) to derive performance evaluation indicators through an extensive literature review. New performance indicators were developed for the planning sector, new supply sector, and management sector with suggesting the corresponding measurement data.

Changes in Housing Satisfaction According to Housing Mobility of Young Households in Public Rental Housing

Changes in Housing Satisfaction According to Housing Mobility of Young Households in Public Rental Housing

Content Analysis of Community Formation Characteristics in Public Rental Housing Reserved for the Elderly, ‘Haesimdang’

Content Analysis of Community Formation Characteristics in Public Rental Housing Reserved for the Elderly, ‘Haesimdang’

Understanding the effects of urban perceptions on housing rent using big data and machine learning

ABSTRACT Urban perceptions are related to residents’ subjective well-being, activities, settlement choice, and physical and mental health, which are vital for promoting sustainable community development. Landsenses ecology proposes the concepts of physical and psychological perceptions to measure the interaction between humans and the urban environment. However, such perceptions and their quantitative relationships with housing rental prices (HRPs) are still not clear. In this study, a novel urban-perception-oriented hedonic price model (UP-HPM) is proposed based on the construction of a multisource geographic database of Beijing’s rental market with rich information on people-oriented perception metrics, neighborhood environment characteristics, and HRPs. Furthermore, we use advanced machine learning (ML) pipelines to measure residents’ multidimensional urban perceptions and investigate their impact on block-level HRPs and their spatial disparities. We also quantify and compare the contribution of different physical and psychological perceptual attributes to HRPs through UP-HPM. The results show that neighborhood perceived greenery and the use of fences tend to bring about positive psychological perceptions and further affect HRPs. By comparing different combinations of hedonic and perceptual features, the UP-HPM performs well in terms of fitting capacity, spatial description, and interpretability and can inspire humanistic thinking and landsenses planning guidelines for the regulation of the allocation of public rental housing and improvement in block-level physical settings and infrastructure services, thereby providing insights into how best to promote residents’ quality of life and well-being.

Implementation Of Public Housing Management Policy: A Case Study In Rusunawa Of Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia

Insufficient and affordable vertical housing (rusunawa) availability is still emerging as an alternative option for temporary residence for low-income individuals. Therefore, this study purposes to explore the implementation of Rusunawa management policies managed by local governments in Indonesia. The theoretical framework used to analyze policy implementation is based on Kearns and Lawson's (2008) concept, which examines four factors: 1) the policy itself, 2) implementing agencies, 3) inter-organizational relations, and 4) social and political factors. This research adopts a qualitative case study approach, focusing on three Rusunawa (vertical housing) facilities managed by the Cimahi Government. The data were collected within interviews with 18 respondents using purposeful sampling, employing open-ended questions complemented by observation and analysis of relevant documents. The implications of this research highlight the requirement for public rental housing management policies to consider the income criteria of prospective residents, rental period duration, and budget allocation for expanding the Rusunawa Public Service Unit (PSU), effective communication and information dissemination channels, and improved Rusunawa management practices. The findings underscore the socio-economic factors influencing the beneficiaries of general rental housing policies, along with the budgetary requirements for expanding the Rusunawa PSU, optimizing communication and information channels, and enhancing the overall management of Rusunawa facilities.