Zone 2 of the agile literature review approach for Housing Studies: a note

Zone 2 of the agile literature review approach (ALRA) for Housing Studies: a note

For Housing Studies, the zoning of the ALRA diagrams is as follows:

Zone 1: environmental drivers

Zone 2: Housing topic: nature and status

Zone 3a: Outcomes-related

Zone 3b: Solutions/ policies-related

This note is about Zone 2. Specifically, to examine a housing topic, e.g. housing affordability, we need to define the concepts and then figure out how to measure its status (which could be a dynamic view of it: its dynamic status). To perform the examination task, students should have some knowledge on (i) conceptual definition and (ii) operational definition [the embedded hyperlinks are Youtube videos for your e-learning of these terms]. After studying the videos on conceptual definition and operational definition, you should then find out the specific definitions of your research topic, e.g. housing affordability, via literature search and review.