Ecos Magazine, Sustainable neighbourhoods: the cohousing model Article

below is a link to my latest article

Sustainable neighbourhoods: the cohousing model
was published today in Ecos Magazine. ECOS, CSIRO publication is Australia's most authoritative magazine on the science of sustainability and the environment.

http://www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC12262

ECOS Magazine - Towards A Sustainable Future

www.ecosmagazine.com

'Social Cities'- Report by Grattan Institute

"This report explores these and other aspects of our cities. While it
is not comprehensive, it draws together a wide range of current
knowledge into a single document. A clear thread running through
our findings is that people attract people: we like (and need) to be
around one another".

"Many issues facing our cities are enormous, difficult, and
expensive to tackle. Residents often feel they have no say in
decisions affecting them. But improving social connection is not
necessarily hard or costly. In many cases big returns can come
from small outlays, as shown by examples in our appendix.
Conversely, the loneliness and isolation that result from neglect of
our social needs will cost individuals and society dearly. After all,
cities are for people."

on Page 47 of the report cohousing is presented as one contemporary example of innovation in residential arrangements .

Worthwhile reading

cheers
gilo


http://www.grattan.edu.au/home.php


Kelly, J-F.; Breadon, P.; Davis, C.; Hunter, A.; Mares, P.; Mullerworth, D.; Weidmann, B., 2012, Social Cities, Grattan Institute, Melbourne.