Housing affects equality affects housing
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The housing market is facing major challenges in terms of inequality.
While the fundamental need of a home is widely recognised
as a precondition for basic well-being, housing has come
to be viewed more as a market commodity or asset than a rightsbased
home or dwelling.
This thesis tries to provide an accessible description of what
mechanisms are at play in the Swedish housing system. In order
to highlight and visualise how current housing policies fuel social
inequality it proposes a design of a physical exhibition which
could evoke discussion and establish a common ground of understanding
of the matter.
A literature review formed the basis for understanding the historical
context. Its findings established a number of topics which
were further investigated through exploratory visualisations of
raw data. Finally, the most prominent or interesting findings were
visualised through the design of explanatory graphics and objects
that highlight the social and economic inequalities within the
Swedish housing market.
The investigation found a range of conflicting interests as well as
substantial inequalities in terms of access to housing, economical
gains, freedom of choice and access to information. These can in
turn affect the individual’s construction of identity and range of
opportunities. It also shows that current patterns of housing construction
do not match the societal needs of affordable dwellings.
The work is concluded by a proposed exhibition weaving together
art and data visualisation in an accessible way, hence putting
information in formation.
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Housing inequality, rental housing, the right to a home, tenure segmentation, data visualisation