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The Senior Cohousing Handbook

Author : Charles Durrett
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1550924133
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Senior Cohousing Handbook written by Charles Durrett and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to make your senior years healthy, safe, social, and stimulating. "Architect and author Chuck Durrett's recently released book Senior Cohousing Handbook comes at a time of high interest in greening, sustainable housing and affordable living concerns. Durrett's new book is a comprehensive guide for baby boomers wishing to continue vibrant, active lifestyles." - EPR Real Estate News "Make your senior years safe and socially fun with the idea of senior cohousing and a book on the topic that shows how seniors can custom-build their neighborhood to fit their needs. This is housing built by seniors, not for them, and emphasizes independence and social networking. Any library strong in gerontology or social science and many a general lending library needs this. - James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review "As a Baby Boomer, I've joked for a few years that we'll all end up living communally again because Social Security will be broke...This is one of the better ways to envision it."-- Sacramento Bee No matter how rich life is in youth and middle age, the elder years can bring on increasing isolation and loneliness as social connections lessen, especially if friends and family members move away. Senior cohousing fills a niche for this demographic—the healthy, educated, and proactive adults who want to live in a social and environmentally vibrant community. These seniors are already wanting to ward off the aging process, so they are unlikely to want to live in assisted housing. Senior cohousing revolves around custom-built neighborhoods organized by the seniors themselves in order to fit in with their real needs, wants, and aspirations for health, longevity, and quality of life. Senior Cohousing is a comprehensive guide to joining or creating a cohousing project, written by the US leader in the field. The author deals with all the psychological and logistical aspects of senior cohousing and addresses common concerns, fears, and misunderstandings. He emphasizes the many positive benefits of cohousing, including: Better physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health Friendships and accessible social contact Safety and security Affordability Shared resources Successful aging requires control of one’s life, and today's generation of seniors—the baby boomers—will find that this book holds a compelling vision for their future. Charles Durrett is a principal at McCamant & Durrett in Nevada City, California, a firm that specializes in affordable cohousing. He co-authored the groundbreaking Cohousing with his wife and business partner, Kathryn McCamant.

Creating Cohousing

Author : Kathryn McCamant
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0865716722
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book Creating Cohousing written by Kathryn McCamant and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2011-05-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cohousing ?bible” by the US originators of the concept.

Senior Cohousing

Author : Sherry Cummings
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030253627
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Senior Cohousing written by Sherry Cummings and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-12 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a concise description and qualitative exploration of a new residential option for older adults: senior cohousing. It describes the practical, structural and communal aspects of senior cohousing and shares the lived experiences of actual residents. Pursuing an existential-phenomenological approach, the authors visited a selection of senior cohousing communities throughout the US and interviewed members to investigate their experiences in several regards: gathering together; developing the mission and architectural design; defining member expectations for the community; and engaging in cooperative self-management, consensus building, shared tasks and mutual activities as an ongoing way of life. In addition, the authors explored the benefits, challenges and surprises that community members have encountered along the way, and what these experiences have meant for their lives. Given its unique insights, the book offers a valuable resource for academics and all those working and interested in gerontology, sociology, psychology, nursing, public health, housing and the consumer sciences. It will also benefit active older adults who are considering new housing options.

Senior Cohousing

Author : Charles Durrett
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 9780945929307
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book Senior Cohousing written by Charles Durrett and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senior cohousing is an entirely new way for seniors to house themselves with dignity, independence, safety, mutual concern, and fun.Developed with the residents themselves, senior cohousing combines the autonomy of private dwelling with the advantages of shared facilities and community living.Senior cohousing residents live among people with whom they share a common bond of age, experience, and community -a community they themselves built to specifically meet their own needs.Providing a proven, phase-by-phase methodology for creating senior cohousing and an inside look at existing senior cohousing communities -the people, the places - this comprehensive book is for seniors, housing professionals, designers, and anyone seeking appropriate housing alternatives for today's dynamic seniors.Take a moment. Browse through this book. Visit the communities and meet the people who have made the conscious choice to take control of their lives, to live by living independently through community.

Cohousing

Author : Kathryn McCamant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780520067356
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book Cohousing written by Kathryn McCamant and published by . This book was released on 1989-06-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bl.a. om bofællesskaberne: Trudeslund, Gyndbjerg, Bakken, Stavnbåndet, Sol og Vind, Overdrevet, Jerngården, Jystrup Savværk, Mejdal I & II, Jernstøberiet, Tornevangsgården, Drejebænken, Bondebjerget m.fl., samt bofællesskabernes historie

The Senior Cohousing Handbook, 2nd Edition

Author : Charles Durrett
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0865716110
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book The Senior Cohousing Handbook, 2nd Edition written by Charles Durrett and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter how rich life is in youth and middle age, the elder years can bring on increasing isolation and loneliness as social connections lessen, especially if friends and family members move away. Senior cohousing fills a niche for this demographic -- the healthy, educated and proactive adults who want to live in a social and environmentally vibrant community. These seniors are already wanting to ward off the aging process, so they are unlikely to want to live in assisted housing. Senior cohousing revolves around custom-built neighborhoods organized by the seniors themselves in order to fit in with their real needs, wants, and aspirations for health, longevity and quality of life. Senior Cohousing is a comprehensive guide to joining or creating a cohousing project, written by the U.S. leader in the field. The author deals with all the psychological and logistical aspects of senior cohousing, and addresses common concerns, fears, and misunderstandings. He emphasizes the many positive benefits of cohousing, including: Better physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health Friendships and accessible social contact Safety and security Affordability Shared resources. Successful aging requires control of one's life, and this generation of seniors -- the baby boomers -- will find this book holds a compelling vision for their future.

Contemporary Co-housing in Europe

Author : Pernilla Hagbert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429832885
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Co-housing in Europe written by Pernilla Hagbert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates co-housing as an alternative housing form in relation to sustainable urban development. Co-housing is often lauded as a more sustainable way of living. The primary aim of this book is to critically explore co-housing in the context of wider social, economic, political and environmental developments. This volume fills a gap in the literature by contextualising co-housing and related housing forms. With focus on Denmark, Sweden, Hamburg and Barcelona, the book presents general analyses of co-housing in these contexts and provides specific discussions of co-housing in relation to local government, urban activism, family life, spatial logics and socio-ecology. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in a broad range of social-scientific fields concerned with housing, urban development and sustainability, as well as to planners, decision-makers and activists.

State-Of-the-Art Cohousing

Author : Alexandria Levitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780945929055
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book State-Of-the-Art Cohousing written by Alexandria Levitt and published by . This book was released on 2020-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story nof how Quimper Village, a state of the art senior cohousing community in Port Townsend, Washington, was created.

Pocket Neighborhoods

Author : Ross Chapin
Publisher : Taunton Press
ISBN 13 : 160085107X
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Pocket Neighborhoods written by Ross Chapin and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architect and author Chapin describes existing pocket neighborhoods and co-housing communities while providing inspiration for creating new ones.

With a Little Help from Our Friends

Author : Beth Baker
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN 13 : 0826502911
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book With a Little Help from Our Friends written by Beth Baker and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, an award-winning journalist tells the story of people devising innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure they are surrounded by a circle of friends, family, and neighbors. Based on visits and interviews at many communities around the country, Beth Baker weaves a rich tapestry of grassroots alternatives, some of them surprisingly affordable: • a mobile home cooperative in small-town Oregon • a senior artists colony in Los Angeles • neighbors helping neighbors in "Villages" or "naturally occurring retirement communities" • intentional cohousing communities • best friends moving in together • multigenerational families that balance togetherness and privacy • niche communities including such diverse groups as retired postal workers, gays and lesbians, and Zen Buddhists Drawing on new research showing the importance of social support to healthy aging and the risks associated with loneliness and isolation, the author encourages the reader to plan for a future with strong connections. Baker explores whether individuals in declining health can really stay rooted in their communities through the end of life and concludes by examining the challenge of expanding the home-care workforce and the potential of new technologies like webcams and assistive robots. This book is the recipient of the annual Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Prize for the best project in the area of medicine.

Reinventing Community

Author : David Wann
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 145876334X
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book Reinventing Community written by David Wann and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ''Human beings are not meant to live alone, or in isolated nuclear family arrangements. We do best in community. But in a few short generations, we've lost many of the social skills necessary for successful community living. The folks ... in Reinventing Community are the vanguard for the future - they're learning today ... what it takes to go beyond the solitary and aliented survival tactics of modern urban life to the full flowering of the human spirit of tomorrow.'' --- Eric Utne, founder of Utne magazine and editor of Cosmo Doogood's Urban Almanac.....Cohousing began in Scandinavia in the 1960s as a response to a feeling of isolation within typical suburban communities, where you don't know your neighbor, nor can you rely on their assistance - not even for a cup of sugar. Cohousing spread to the United States in the 1980s, and there are now several hundred such communities throughout the country in more than thirty states. Reinventing Community is the first cohousing anthology that tells real-world stories from the perspectives of the unique people who live in these communities, whether they be in urban, suburban, or rural settings. Unlike the few ''how-to'' guides in the marketplace today, this book details the lives of these close-knit groups of caring and active neighbors who enjoy their own privacy, yet also share a wonderful sense of camaraderie and connection. Exploring everything from planning a cohousing community to moving in to the joys and challenges of daily life, Reinventing Community shares with its readers a sense of what it takes to build a true community in our often detached and disengaged modern world.

Intergenerational Contact Zones

Author : Matthew Kaplan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042958153X
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Intergenerational Contact Zones written by Matthew Kaplan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-19 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Intergenerational Contact Zones, Kaplan, Thang, Sánchez, and Hoffman introduce novel ways of thinking, planning, and designing intergenerationally enriched environments. Filled with vivid examples of how ICZs breathe new life into communities and social practices, this important volume focuses on practical descriptions of ways in which practitioners and researchers could translate and infuse the notion of ICZ into their work. The ICZ concept embraces generation and regeneration of community life, parks and recreational locations, educational environments, residential settings and family life, and national and international contexts for social development. With its focus on creating effective and meaningful intergenerational settings, it offers a rich how-to toolkit to help professionals and user groups as they begin to consider ways to develop, activate, and nurture intergenerational spaces. Intergenerational Contact Zones will be essential reading for academics and researchers interested in human development, aging, and society, as well as practitioners, educators, and policy makers interested in intergenerational gathering places from an international perspective.

Architecture for an Ageing Population

Author : International Association of Home and Services for the Ageing
Publisher : Images Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1864705183
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (647 download)

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Download or read book Architecture for an Ageing Population written by International Association of Home and Services for the Ageing and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of more than 20 outstanding projects in the areas of assisted living, continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes represents the best current work designed by architects for the ever-increasing population of the ageing and elderly. Produced by IMAGES Publishing in association with the IAHSA, Architecture for an Ageing Population complements the successful Design for Aging series. Each project is presented with photographs, detailed plans and statistics, illuminating the high level of research, planning and community involvement that goes into these advancements in living environments for seniors. This comprehensive review of architectural design trends in aged-care facilities will appeal to aged-care providers, developers, users, and advocates, as well as architects, interior designers, landscapers and other design professionals.

Senior Cohousing Primer

Author : Charles Durrett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780945929048
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Senior Cohousing Primer written by Charles Durrett and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Senior Cohousing Primer gives an overview of senior cohousing, including the process of creating one¿s own community and what happens after residents move in. Featured projects include: Oakcreek Community (Stillwater, OK), Wolf Creek Lodge (Grass Valley, CA), and Mountain View Cohousing (Mountain View, CA), all active senior cohousing communities created with the help of Durrett¿s firm, McCamant & Durrett Architects. It is an accessible approach to learning what cohousing is and a great lead-in to The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living, 2nd ed (Durrett).

The re-emergence of co-housing in Europe

Author : Lidewij Tummers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317335392
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The re-emergence of co-housing in Europe written by Lidewij Tummers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across Europe, the number of co-housing initiatives is growing, and they are increasingly receiving attention from administrators and professionals who hold high expectations for urban liveability. Is co-housing a marginal idealist phenomenon, or the urban middle class’ answer to the current housing crisis? And has the development of theoretical insight and research kept up with the actual expansion of co-housing as a practice? These questions were raised during the first European conference on co-housing research, which took place in Tours, France, in March 2012. Both the conference and this book aim to move beyond case-studies, and to look more particularly at the implications and wider perspective of the current co-housing trend. Using the specific vocabulary of different disciplines and geographic regions, the contributions to this book analyse the underlying thinking behind, and the expectations projected on, diverse models of collaborative housing. The authors are aware of the qualities of contemporary co-housing, but they go beyond advocacy to investigate the conditions under which co-housing can be successful as a strategy for housing provision; can offer solutions for sustainable urban development; or indeed can contribute to involuntary or intentional gentrification. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Research and Practice.

Design for Assisted Living

Author : Victor Regnier
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471266477
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Design for Assisted Living written by Victor Regnier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-02-28 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Destined to become the defining work on the subject, this timely reference addresses the single fastest growing segment of the senior living industry -- assisted living for those who are unable to live independently but who do not need intensive nursing home care, meals, housekeeping, or twenty-four hour access to medical assistance. Victor Regnier?s visually rich guide includes dozens of design solutions from successful assisted living facilities along with fifteen case studies from the U.S. and Europe. The book also covers recent developments in the industry including major changes in financing, growth of dementia, and interest in aging-in-place. All in all, this is the most comprehensive guide to assisted living design that you'll find in any single volume.

Transforming Issues in Housing Design

Author : Kutay Guler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119857171
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Issues in Housing Design written by Kutay Guler and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRANSFORMING ISSUES IN HOUSING DESIGN A practical and complete resource for students, researchers, and practitioners of housing design Transforming Issues in Housing Design delivers a comprehensive vision for the design, philosophy, psychology, efficiency, and constitution of housing. This collection of articles explores many of the most pressing and relevant issues related to the ongoing transformation of housing design. Twenty-two contributed chapters discuss the past and current state of housing design, how it evolved to become what it is today, and, finally, how it may unfold in the future. A team of global experts presents the most up-to-date research and a diverse and illuminating collection of examples to highlight housing design around the world. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to modern housing design and how it relieves and contributes to various social and economic problems Insightful explorations of the built environment, interior architecture, urban design, sustainable living, space planning, and more Practical discussions of a theoretical framework to make sense of housing design concepts Complete treatments of concepts, research, and built projects from a diverse range of communities and cultures Perfect for architects and students of urban studies, interior design, and architecture, Transforming Issues in Housing Design will also benefit those who design, research, and teach housing.