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The Cohousing Handbook: Building a Place for Community

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Chris Hanson has laid out for the reader a step by step guide to starting your own cohousing community. A must have for any cohouser, but definately not the first book you want to read to learn about the cohousing way of life. Durant and McCammant's excellent book fills that roll, just as this book fills it's intended role. If you are contemplating starting or joining an existing group, buy this book. It will guide you through the process step by step. We're not trying to reinvent the wheel, so we may as well learn from those who have paved that road for us!

If you're involved with cohousing, you need this book. It gives you all the knowledge and tools you need to be successful in building a cohousing community. The Cohousing Handbook provides guidance on everything from forming a group to land acquisition and construction to marketing and legal issues. It also provides clear steps to follow for each segment of the process along with forms, resources and sample documents. Why re-invent the wheel when it's all here for you to adapt for your own community?

The authors have been involved with dozens of cohousing communities across the country and have a deep understanding of what's involved at every step of the cohousing journey. Whether you currently live in or plan to live in cohousing, are an architect or developer or other professional working with a cohousing project, I wouldn't go to another cohousing meeting without The Cohousing Handbook in hand.

As suggested by another reviewer, this book is actually little more than a thinly veiled advertisement for the professional consulting services of the author. Hey, if you've written a book you must be an authority! And worth enormous fees! Talk with people who have actually worked with them before plunking out the big bucks for their "services".

I like this book on coho. I liked it so much that I tried to form a coho. Not so easy. You need a lot of time and you need a lot of patience. Money is very helpful too. The people that write coho how to books seem to be in the coho business, so a book is a great promotional tool.

If want to build a coho, this is a good book to start with, but read all the other books as well. Then visit a bunch and look at a bunch on the Internet. They are as different as the communities that surround them. Our society needs many more cohos because they can be an anchor for good. And our communities can use all the help that they can get.

If you are interested in CoHousing this is a must read!!
Also a very good guide to starting a cohousing group.