Practical Guide to Cohousing
At last... a real ‘how to-do-it’ guide to cohousing!
If you’ve ever dreamed of creating a cohousing community then you’ve probably wished that there was some kind of guide book. Well – at last your prayers have been answered! This very practical guide will help you understand the crucial stages that you need to go through in order to bring your dreams into reality.
Five sections oversee a project’s phases of development:
- Group – establishing a project and its vision
- Site – seeking a suitable site or property
- Plan – formal approvals and partnerships
- Build – construction and on-site works
- Live – a new life in a shared neighbourhood
plus supplementary pages on Design and Finance, and details of resources to use and examples to consider.
“... it is packed, truly packed with information, important issues to consider, key points, suggestions, tools, tips and links to other resources. Throughout it is enlivened by lovely sunny photographs and pertinent quotes from groups...”
Sarah Eno (Co-author of the Collective Housing Handbook)
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