Open Space Management in Residential Areas - How it is Organised and Why

• Authors: Therese Lindgren , Pål Castell

Title variants

LT

Atvirų Plotų Tvarkymas Gyvenamosiose Teritorijose - Kaip IR Kodėl Tai Organizuojama

Abstracts

EN

Housing companies manage a considerable proportion of urban open green space in Sweden. This article explores how 62 Swedish housing companies, municipal and private, organise their open space maintenance and the reasons behind organisational structure. Here,organisational structurecovers three aspects of open space maintenance: (1) whether performed in-house or by a contractor, (2) whether performed by local managers or circulating teams, and (3) whether and how residents are involved in management. The organisational structures varied widely among the housing companies studied. Mixed structures were common. Formal resident involvement processes were almost only found in municipally owned areas with local managers. The arguments could be derived from two general management approaches, prioritising either customer relations more or economic efficiency. The conclusion was that management approach might be important in choosing organisational structure.

LT

Švedijos miestuose nemažą dalį atvirų žaliųjų plotų tvarko namų administravimo įmonės. Šiame straipsnyje nagrinėjama, kaip 62 (savivaldybių ir privačios) namų administravimo įmonės organizuoja atvirų plotų priežiūrą Švedijoje ir kokios priežastys lemia organizacinę struktūrą. Čia organizacinė struktūra apima tris atvirų plotų priežiūros aspektus: (1) plotus tvarko pačios ar samdo kitus, (2) tvarko vietiniai vadybininkai ar laikinos komandos, (3) ar prie tvarkymo prisideda ir kaip prisideda gyventojai. Nagrinėtose namų administravimo įmonėse rasta labai skirtingų organizacinių struktūrų. Mišrios struktūros populiariausios. Formalūs gyventojų įtraukimo procesai aptikti beveik išskirtinai tik savivaldybėms priklausančiose zonose su vietiniais tvarkytojais. Įrodymų buvo galima gauti iš dviejų pagrindinių vadybos požiūrių, prioritetą suteikiant ryšiams su klientais arba ekonominiam efektyvumui. Prieita prie išvados, kad vadybos požiūris gali būti svarbus renkantis organizacinę struktūrą.

Keywords

EN

Green open space; Maintenance; Organisational structure; Rental housing; Resident involvement

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: International Journal of Strategic Property Management
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 141-160

Contributors

author

Therese Lindgren

• Department of Landscape Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), P.O. Box 66, SE-23053 Alnarp, Sweden

author

Pål Castell

• Department of Architecture, Chalmers University of Technology, Sven Hultins gata 6, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden

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Identifiers

DOI

10.3846/1648-715X.2008.12.141-160