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- Title
Lessons in Rural Housing: Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Case Study.
- Authors
Howse, Tara; Breen, Sarah-Patricia
- Abstract
Housing, while often thought of as an urban issue, is also fast-growing rural challenge. Differences in population density, construction costs, and the age of housing stock means that housing issues look different between urban centres and rural areas, and across different types of rural. A rural lens is required to better understand housing challenges and how they can be addressed. Like many parts of rural British Columbia, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is facing current and future housing challenges. This case study summarizes a collaborative applied research project conducted by the RDKB and Selkirk College that aimed to meet two objectives: 1. Identify successful local and regional approaches to rural market housing development, including mixed-use and mixed-income models. 2. Engage housing developers to pinpoint challenges and barriers to development of market housing. The goal of this case study is to summarize the findings of the project and communicate ideas and lessons learned that may benefit other rural jurisdictions. Based on an analysis of mixed-methods qualitative data, five overarching and interrelated themes emerged that are impacting rural housing needs: (a) aged housing stock, (b) homogenous supply of housing type, (c) limited or no rental vacancy, (d) nexus of control, and (e) limited data for rural communities consistently recurred as barriers to housing supply. These findings have the potential to inform both local and upper-level governments related to rural housing challenges. Funding Acknowledgement: This report was conducted as part of the Local Government Economic Development Research and Capacity Building program, a regional-scale economic development initiative. The project was funded by the Province of British Columbia's Rural Dividend Fund, with additional funds provided by the Columbia Basin Trust, Regional Districts of East Kootenay, Central Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary, and the Town of Golden.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; RURAL housing; RENTAL housing; HOUSING development; HOUSING developers; ECONOMIC research; COMMUNITIES; CONSTRUCTION costs
- Publication
Journal of Rural & Community Development, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 3, p124
- ISSN
1712-8277
- Publication type
Article