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Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities [Paperback]

Kathryn McCamant (Author), Charles Durrett (Author)
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Publication Date: May 17, 2011
The cohousing “bible” by the US originators of the concept.

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Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities + Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World + The Senior Cohousing Handbook, 2nd Edition: A Community Approach to Independent Living (Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent)
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Charles Durrett and his wife Kathryn McCamant are award-winning architects who introduced the concept of cohousing to the US. with their book Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves. Charles wrote The Senior Cohousing Handbook and, together with Kathryn McCamant, has designed over fifty cohousing communities in the United States and consulted on many more around the world.

Kathryn McCamant, and her husband Charles Durrett co-authored Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves and founded McCamant & Durrett Architects and The CoHousing Company. They coined the term "cohousing" for which they are credited in the Oxford English Dictionary. Kathryn has designed and developed dozens of cohousing communities and founded Cohousing Partners in 2006 with developer Jim Leach.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: New Society Publishers (May 17, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0865716722
  • ISBN-13: 978-0865716728
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.8 x 7.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Creating Cohousing is THE book to read about cohousing July 12, 2011
By Marty Maskall
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The new book by Katie McCamant & Chuck Durrett is a must-have book for anyone interested in cohousing or sustainable communities. Richly illustrated and well-written, it provides a wealth of information. A big thank you to Katie and Chuck for updating their classic book!
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