TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nelson, Anitra
AB  - Does small mean less? Not necessarily. In an era of housing crises, environmental unsustainability and social fragmentation, the need for more sociable, affordable and sustainable housing is vital. The answer? Shared living - from joint households to land-sharing, cohousing and ecovillages.  Using successful examples from a range of countries, Anitra Nelson shows how 'eco-collaborative housing' - resident-driven low impact living with shared facilities and activities - can address the great social, economic and sustainability challenges that householders and capitalist societies face today. Sharing living spaces and facilities results in householders having more amenities and opportunities for neighbourly interaction.  Small is Necessary places contemporary models of 'alternative' housing and living at centre stage arguing that they are outward-looking, culturally rich, with low ecological footprints and offer governance techniques for a more equitable and sustainable future.
ID  - OAPEN ID: 643263
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1019647468
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Environmental Studies
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Housing
KW  - Climate Change
KW  - Small
KW  - Urban Living
KW  - Economics
KW  - Community
KW  - Solidarity
KW  - Local Economies
KW  - Ecovillages
KW  - Communal Living
KW  - Cohousing
KW  - Sustainability
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/5e033d54-7b0b-44a5-aa48-4f405be5ba9a/643263.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30716
PB  - Pluto Press
PY  - 2018-01-20
SN  - 9781786801883;9781786802125
TI  - Small is Necessary : Shared Living on a Shared Planet
ER  - 
