Housing the co-op: a micro-political manifesto

Since 2008, there has been a renewed search for alternative forms of housing production that can move beyond speculative interests and are based instead on models of co-ownership, co-production, and co-management. Hence the concept of the cooperative has experienced a true renaissance in recent year...

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Weitere Verfasser: Delz, Sascha 1979- (HerausgeberIn), Hehl, Rainer (HerausgeberIn), Ventura, Patricia (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin Ruby Press 2020
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Zusammenfassung:Since 2008, there has been a renewed search for alternative forms of housing production that can move beyond speculative interests and are based instead on models of co-ownership, co-production, and co-management. Hence the concept of the cooperative has experienced a true renaissance in recent years. This book explores how cooperative housing construction and forms of self-determined building production might offer effective solutions to the global housing crisis, moving us closer to a more equitable and sustainable future through systematic change. With case studies from Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, Uruguay, Ethiopia, and China, as well as a glossary of important terms
Beschreibung:240 Seiten
ISBN:9783944074313