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Cohousing is focus of new book

Sustainable Community: Learning from the Cohousing Model' (Trafford Publishing, ISBN 1412049946) is a new book by Graham Meltzer. Loosely based on his PhD, it explores the link between sustainability and community.

Cohousing is a new type of cooperative housing first developed (in the 1970s) in Denmark and the Netherlands. It spread rapidly to other Northern European countries and more recently (in the 1990s) has taken root in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Cohousing integrates autonomous private dwellings with shared utilities and recreational facilities such as kitchens, dining halls, workshops and children's play facilities.

Because the book is self-published it will not be conventionally distributed to bookshops. Instead, distribution will rely on Internet technology and word-of-mouth. Meltzer's Cohousing Research and Education site (link below) features information about the book, including content details, excerpts and reviews, together with research data and articles on the sustainability advantages of cohousing.

Published at Sapling.info: August 2005

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