Elders, Marjolein (2024) Sustainable and Affordable? Research on Tiny Housing Projects in Drenthe, The Netherlands. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
The study aims to evaluate the viability of tiny houses as a solution to the need for sustainable and affordable housing using Drenthe, the Netherlands, as a case study. From the literature, it is known that sustainable measures drive up house prices. Therefore, it is of importance to evaluate whether tiny houses are able to implement sustainable measures and remain affordable. The province and municipalities were interviewed to uncover the experiences throughout the planning process of tiny house projects from a policy perspective. The results show that current regulations and the lack of policies create barriers to implement tiny houses. Moreover, tiny houses involve high costs due to the need for large plots and amenities, and only specific groups seem to be interested in tiny houses. Therefore, tiny houses are not perceived as the solution to combine sustainability and affordability. Recommendations for future research include investigating the evolution of tiny house policies, the demand for tiny houses and their specific target group and investigating spatial policies that account for the size and type of municipality.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Duijn, M. van |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2024 07:07 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2024 07:07 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4585 |
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