Co-housing, sustainable urban development and governance : An introduction
(2020) p.1-19- Abstract
- Co-housing is often lauded as an alternative housing form offering a more socially, ecologically and economically sustainable way of living. This book takes its departure in the need for a critical exploration of co-housing in the context of sustainable urban development, beyond the normative approach that often characterizes co-housing research. Based on a four-year research project involving in-depth studies of co-housing in and around major cities in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Spain, the empirical and theoretical contributions presented in the book explore how co-housing developments can be understood and contextualized in urban sustainability discourses and policies in Europe today. The introductory chapter outlines the analytical... (More)
- Co-housing is often lauded as an alternative housing form offering a more socially, ecologically and economically sustainable way of living. This book takes its departure in the need for a critical exploration of co-housing in the context of sustainable urban development, beyond the normative approach that often characterizes co-housing research. Based on a four-year research project involving in-depth studies of co-housing in and around major cities in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Spain, the empirical and theoretical contributions presented in the book explore how co-housing developments can be understood and contextualized in urban sustainability discourses and policies in Europe today. The introductory chapter outlines the analytical and contextual framework of the book. After a brief description of the definitions used and the research approach taken, the chapter introduces a discussion on the discourse of sustainable development, to frame the ‘sustainability problems’ that co-housing is perceived to solve. Analytically, it is found relevant to distinguish between two contextual dimensions of co-housing: (1) urban civil society; and (2) urban governance. These contextual dimensions, in turn, are argued to relate to two key facets of co-housing, as recurring themes throughout the book: revolving around forms of community, and forms of autonomy. (Less)
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- Thörn, Håkan ; Larsen, Henrik Gutzon LU ; Hagbert, Pernilla and Wasshede, Cathrin
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- publishing date
- 2020
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- published
- subject
- host publication
- Contemporary Co-housing in Europe : Towards Sustainable Cities? - Towards Sustainable Cities?
- editor
- Hagbert, Pernilla ; Larsen, Henrik Gutzon ; Thörn, Håkan and Wasshede, Cathrin
- pages
- 1 - 19
- publisher
- Routledge
- ISBN
- 978-0-429-45017-4
- 978-1-138-32591-3
- DOI
- 10.4324/9780429450174-1
- project
- Cohousing and sustainable urban development: cases from Denmark, Germany, Spain and Sweden
- language
- English
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