Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities

by Charles Durrett (Author), KathrynMcCamant (Author)

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2011
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A man's home is his castle. But demographic and economic changes have turned our castles into islands. How can we regain the elements of the traditional village - family, co-operation, community and a sense of belonging - within the context of 21st century life? This is an in-depth exploration of a uniquely rewarding type of housing which is perfect for anyone who values their independence but longs for more connection with those around them. Written by the award-winning team that wrote the original 'co-housing bible' and first brought co-housing to North America, this fully-illustrated manual combines nuts-and-bolts practical considerations and design ideas with extensive case studies of dozens of diverse communities in Europe and North America. Co-housing communities create unique opportunities for designing more sustainable lifestyles. Whether urban, suburban or rural; senior or intergenerational; retrofit or new, the authors show how the physical structures of co-housing communities lend themselves to a more efficient use of resources, and make everything from gardening to childcare to socialising easier. This book puts the 'neighbour' back into 'neighbourhood'; and, is an essential resource for anyone interested in more environmentally and socially sustainable living.

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A man's home is his castle. But demographic and economic changes have turned our castles into islands. How can we regain the elements of the traditional village - family, co-operation, community and a sense of belonging - within the context of 21st century life? This is an in-depth exploration of a uniquely rewarding type of housing which is perfect for anyone who values their independence but longs for more connection with those around them. Written by the award-winning team that wrote the original 'co-housing bible' and first brought co-housing to North America, this fully-illustrated manual combines nuts-and-bolts practical considerations and design ideas with extensive case studies of dozens of diverse communities in Europe and North America. Co-housing communities create unique opportunities for designing more sustainable lifestyles. Whether urban, suburban or rural; senior or intergenerational; retrofit or new, the authors show how the physical structures of co-housing communities lend themselves to a more efficient use of resources, and make everything from gardening to childcare to socialising easier. This book puts the 'neighbour' back into 'neighbourhood'; and, is an essential resource for anyone interested in more environmentally and socially sustainable living.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Published: 01 Feb 2011
ISBN 10: 0865716722
ISBN 13: 9780865716728
Book Overview: This book will be promoted through the author's extensive networks: Cohousing Association of the United States, Canadian Cohousing networks and Foundation for Intentional Communitieswebsites: www.cohousingco.com, www.mccamant-durrett.com; www.cohousingpartners.comA publicist will be hired for a national radio campaignExcerpts will be offered to Utne, Treehugger, Planning and SA&B.It will be promoted to sustainable business networks on social networking sites Just Means and Wiser EarthThis book will be advertised in Mother Earth News, On Earth, Communities Magazine, Permaculture Activist, E Magazine. and Urban Farmer.The book will be promoted with an email announcement to the America Institute of ArchitectureThe author plans to attend The National Cohousing Conference in Boulder, CO in June 2010, and the American Institute of Architecture annual conference in Miami, FL also in June 2010Review copies - between 100-150 review copies sent out to highly targeted list, including author requests, our hit list and appropriate mediaAuthor pitched as guest speaker at NSP-attended conferences, where appropriate

Author Bio

Charles Durrett and his wife Kathryn McCamant are award-winning architects who introduced the concept of cohousing to the US. with their book Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves. Charles wrote The Senior Cohousing Handbook and, together with Kathryn McCamant, has designed over fifty cohousing communities in the United States and consulted on many more around the world.

Kathryn McCamant, and her husband Charles Durrett co-authored Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves and founded McCamant & Durrett Architects and The CoHousing Company. They coined the term cohousing for which they are credited in the Oxford English Dictionary. Kathryn has designed and developed dozens of cohousing communities and founded Cohousing Partners in 2006 with developer Jim Leach.