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Contemporary co-housing in Europe : towards sustainable cities? /

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"This book investigates co-housing as an alternative housing form in relation to sustainable urban development. Co-housing is often lauded as a more sustainable way of living. The primary aim of this book is to critically explore co-housing in the context of wider social, economic, political an...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Hagbert, Pernilla (Editor), Holt Larsen, Henrik, eeditor, Thörn, Håkan (Editor), Wasshede, Cathrin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Subjects:
Housing, Cooperative > Europe, Western.
City planning > Europe, Western.
Cities and towns > Europe, Western > Growth.
Logement coopératif > Europe de l'Ouest.
Villes > Europe de l'Ouest > Croissance.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Cities and towns > Growth
City planning
Housing, Cooperative
Western Europe
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Co-housing, sustainable urban development and governance
  • an introduction Part 1 Co-housing in context: 1. Denmark: anti-urbanism and segregation; 2. Sweden: in between co-housing and public housing; 3. Hamburg: housing movements and local government; 4. Barcelona: housing crisis and urban activism Part 2 Co-housing as sustainable urban life?: 5. Autonomy vs. government: consequences for sustainability in co-housing; 6. Urban activism and co-housing; 7. Doing family in co-housing communities; 8. The social logic of space: community and detachment; 9. Co-housing as a socio-ecologically sustainable alternative? Constraints and possibilities for co-housing to address contemporary urban and ecological crises: A conclusion; Acknowledgments; Index