Exploring the Community Building Process of Stakeholders in Co-Living Accommodation: Case Study of SoulifeHaxing

Abstract

In a context of ever-increasing housing price and the lower rate of marriage as well as the sense of alienation result from urban lifestyle the lifestyle of urban citizens could no longer sustainable This article introduces the co-living movement under the sharing economy to make life more social and in an urban context which is one of the answers to the problem listed above Co-living communities are developed creatively mix private and common dwellings to recreate a sense of community while preserving a high degree of individual privacy In that respect the importance of community building should be emphasized This research is a case study of SoulifeHaxing exploring the social interaction in the co-living community among youth in the urban area as well as providing a better understanding of the community building process through conducting participatory observation and in-depth interview to collecting qualitative data It is found in this research that the co-living community building process can be divided into three stages: (1) community planning (2) stakeholder management and (3) stakeholder engagement By further thematic analyzing the researcher has a better understanding of the role among the stakeholders for providing a framework of community building process for co-living accommodation to apply in the future

Date of Award	2019
Original language	English
Supervisor	Shuenn-Ren Liou (Supervisor)