Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

Resource Charles MontgomeryFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014In reading books about urban design, it’s easy to get bored or feel that you are reading an academic text. This book by Charles Montgomery is the antithesis of all those books and in fact an “easy...
The New Better Off: Reinventing the American Dream

The New Better Off: Reinventing the American Dream

Resource By Courtney MartinSeal Press, 2016 This author lives in cohousing and in this, her most recent book, she notes that as a Millennial she is in a generational cohort that will not be “better off” than her parent’s generation. Her book challenges the present day...
The Senior Cohousing Handbook (2nd Edition)

The Senior Cohousing Handbook (2nd Edition)

Resource  By Charles DurrettNew Society Publishers, 2009 While multi generational cohousing might be attractive for some seniors, many are seeking an alternative way to age with others who are in the same stage of life — they are looking for mentorship from other...
Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities

Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities

Resource  By Charles Durrett and Kathryn McCamant New Society Publishers, 2011 Chuck and Katie, as they are known to the cohousing world, are the birth parents of cohousing in North America. They introduced the concept to the US in the late 80’s after they wrote...