Mental wellbeing, housing provision and social valuation in a United Kingdom context: A planning issue?

Emeghe, Ijeoma Jane; Pain, Kathy

Abstract

This paper provides insights into the influence of housing quality on occupier mental wellbeing based on a critical review of interdisciplinary literature spanning housing, health and wellbeing, autonomy, and social value. We consider the signifi cance of extant research fi ndings for the mental wellbeing of housing occupants and indicate the relevance for planning. We find evidence of the relationship between housing occupier autonomy for the lived experience of wellness and discuss the need for mental wellbeing valuation to inform social housing provision in the United Kingdom. We introduce an original conceptual framework representing components of the housing environment shaping occupier mental wellbeing and conclude that planning in its coordinative capacity has the capability to connect housing provision with mental wellbeing determinants. To do so, however, will require a radical shift in
the present UK politics of social housing provision and planning.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 16, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jun 1, 2023
• Publication Date: Jul 31, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jul 26, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 27, 2023
• Journal: Built Environment
• Print ISSN: 0263-7960
• Publisher: Alexandrine Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 286-303
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10980462
• Publisher URL: https://www.alexandrinepress.co.uk/built-environment/urban-planning-and-public-health-0