10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COHOUSING»
Discover the use of
cohousing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cohousing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves
Cohousing is a way for a group of people to work together to develop places to live that offer both privacy and community with the values of an old-fashioned neighborhood-safety, independence, mutual concern.
Kathryn McCamant, Ellen Hertzman, 1994
2
Creating
Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities
The cohousing "bible" by the US originators of the concept.
Kathryn McCamant, Charles Durrett, 2011
3
The
Cohousing Handbook: Building A Place For Community
The Cohousing Handbook covers every element that goes into the creation of a cohousing project, including group processes, land acquisition, finance and budgets, construction, development professionals, design considerations, permits, ...
Chris ScottHanson, Kelly ScottHanson, 2005
4
Reinventing Community: Stories from the Walkways of
Cohousing
Unlike the few ''how-to'' guides in the marketplace today, this book details the lives of these close-knit groups of caring and active neighbors who enjoy their own privacy, yet also share a wonderful sense of camaraderie and connection.
5
Senior
Cohousing: A Community Approach to Independent Living ...
Senior cohousing is an entirely new way for seniors to house themselves with dignity, independence, safety, mutual concern, and fun.Developed with the residents themselves, senior cohousing combines the autonomy of private dwelling with the ...
6
The Senior
Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to ...
A Community Approach to Independent Living Charles Durrett. site acquisition
site design. see also design common area transitions creation of house distances
number of households order of design plans Site Program small sites spatial ...
7
The View from #410: When Home Is
Cohousing
The book gave me an inside view - it made me feel as if I were there. The book gave me hope, that 'we' might do it...and why it takes so much time.
Jean K. Mason, K. Mason Jean K. Mason, 2010
8
Sustainable Community: Learning from the
Cohousing Model
A unique investigation of cohousing (environmentally and socially innovative housing projects) in Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The book contains 120 photographs, 50 tables and 30 diagrams.
9
Sharing Solution, The: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life ...
Casual cohousing (sometimes called “cohousing light,” “cohousing cousins,” or “
cohousing-inspired”) is sort of a scaled-down version of cohousing. A casual
cohousing community might have two to five households, each with its own
separate ...
Janelle Orsi, Emily Doskow, 2009
10
Sunnyside
Cohousing Community: A Model for Developmental Living
Key words. Cohousing communities, single parent families, developmental phases of children, alternative education, programmatic and spatial interconnectedness, social networks, merging new and existing architecture and design process.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COHOUSING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cohousing is used in the context of the following news items.
Cohousing becomes a neighborly thing to do
Angela Alston and Hugh Resnick, who once lived in a 4,000-square-foot “monstrosity,” are making a second attempt at a cohousing project. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
Malloy announces award recipients for Affordable Homeownership …
DOH will provide up to $2,600,000 to Green Haven, Inc. to support this cohousing development in Bethany. The development will be arranged ... «Fairfield Sun, Jul 15»
Stroud builder David Michael opens fourth cohousing community …
Cohousing started in Denmark in the 1970s and is thought to be the result of Danes having been volunteers on Kibbutz in Israel and wanted to create something ... «Stroud News and Journal, Jul 15»
Earth Year 2015: Gardens grab the focus in July
Cohousing Community Tours — Corvallis and Eugene: 10:30 a.m., and 2:30 p.m., July 26, directions given when you sign up. Check out CoHo ... «Corvallis Gazette Times, Jul 15»
Cohousing project hits a bump in Qualicum Beach
The Aldermuir cohousing proposal for Qualicum Beach suffered a blow, but the proponents say they will proceed. "The odds may be stacked ... «Parksville Qualicum Beach News, Jun 15»
America is no longer a nation of nuclear families
... to those who are living in collaborative communities such as cohousing neighborhoods or ecovillages, to couples who are committed to their ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
Cohousing in Iowa City coming closer to reality
After years of planning and a failed proposal, an Iowa City group may break ground this summer on a residential development that would be ... «Iowa City Press Citizen, Jun 15»
How to plan a scalable permaculture garden in Maine
... tiny urban spaces and typical suburban lots right up through college campuses, large farms and multi-family cohousing and ecovillage plans. «Bangor Daily News, Jun 15»
Inside Portland's Oldest Cohousing Community
On a south-facing forested hillside rising from a creek, this cohousing community has evolved since its first 15 families arrived in 1979. «Portland Monthly, Jun 15»
Don't Call It A Commune
The R50 Baugruppen cohousing project in Berlin was designed to respond to complex issues in the city's housing market and to demonstrate how people can ... «Metropolis Magazine, Jun 15»
