How to work in a socially disadvantaged large housing estates in Sweden

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to increase knowledge of strategic operating work methods in socially disadvantage large housing estates. The primary issue is to describe one housing company’s countermeasures in order to stabilize a run-down neighbourhood and create possible conditions for profitability. Based on a detailed case study material from a socially disadvantage area in Malmö, daily work methods and the changing process are discussed and analyzed. Further detailed research will be carried out to decide the economic profitability of these countermeasures. The value of the study from a practical perspective is a deeper knowledge of difficulties and possibilities to stabilize socially disadvantage housing areas and to find sustainable work methods. From a research perspective it gives information that can be used for studies on comparative management studies.