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Small Is Necessary : Shared Living on a Shared Planet by Anitra Nelson (2018, Uk-Trade Paper)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPluto Press
ISBN-100745334229
ISBN-139780745334226
eBay Product ID (ePID)235217170
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSmall Is Necessary : Shared Living on a Shared Planet
Publication Year2018
SubjectPersonal Growth / General, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Sustainability & Green Design, Development / Sustainable Development
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Architecture, Self-Help, Business & Economics
AuthorAnitra Nelson
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews'This book ranges widely and interrogates deeply. It imaginatively opens new and challenging horizons on the need to find forms of housing that are communal, affordable and sustainable', 'With great insight, Anitra Nelson shows how collaborative housing is emerging across the world to re-ignite the 'Small is Beautiful' spirit of E.F. Schumacher. This is a wonderful guide featuring inspiring examples for those who want to use shared eco-housing to tackle the challenges ahead' Paul Chatterton, Professor of Urban Futures, University of Leeds, and co-founder of the Lilac cohousing co-operative, With great insight, Anitra Nelson shows how collaborative housing is emerging across the world to re-ignite the 'Small is Beautiful' spirit of E.F. Schumacher. This is a wonderful guide featuring inspiring examples for those who want to use shared eco-housing to tackle the challenges ahead, 'This is a timely report and a critical and informed exploration of an important and growing housing sector in which ideas of equity, sharing, and ecological responsibility are essential parts of real, successful communities' Paul Downton -- Ecopolis urbanist and cofounder of Christie Walk cohousing (Adelaide, Australia), 'With great insight, Anitra Nelson shows how collaborative housing is emerging across the world to re-ignite the 'Small is Beautiful' spirit of E.F. Schumacher. This is a wonderful guide featuring inspiring examples for those who want to use shared eco-housing to tackle the challenges ahead', 'An extensive chronology of housing which shows that sharing land and resources can help ... address the broader sustainability challenges we face ... packaged like a novel, it can be used as a pocket guide to read in segments ... There are hundreds of references and case studies of local and international developments which are used to explain the ins and outs, successes and pitfalls of small housing and shared housing arrangements', 'This is a timely report and a critical and informed exploration of an important and growing housing sector in which ideas of equity, sharing, and ecological responsibility are essential parts of real, successful communities', '[This] book takes you on a journey that peels away layer after layer of traditional housing models to show the reader more and more eco-collaborative possibilities. You are left with a whole new menu of how things could be, and an appealing and inspiring vision at the end', 'An informed exploration of an important and growing housing sector in which ideas of equity, sharing, and ecological responsibility are essential parts of real, successful communities. Shows a deep understanding of 'eco-collaborative housing' as both great places to live and as powerful models for making convivial human places in a crowded and stressful world.'
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal363.6
Table Of ContentList of Figures, Tables and Boxes Abbreviations Glossary Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Less is More: Living Closely on a Finite Planet Part I: Compact Urban Housing 2. Once We Were Small: Traditional and Contemporary Homes 3. Apartment Living in Cities 4. Apartment Household Practices and Affordability Part II: Eco-Cohousing and Ecovillages 5. From Sharing a House to Eco-cohousing 6. Ecovillages: Sustainability and System Change Part III: Futures: Scaling Up, Shared Landscapes, Shared Livelihoods 7. 'Will You Dance With Us?' Governments and Collaborative Housing 8. 'To Market, To Market': Eco-collaborative Housing for Sale 9. Grassroots Sustainability, Sociality and Governance Conclusion 10. Small is Necessary and, with Sharing, Feasible Appendix: Key Sources and Links Notes Index
SynopsisDoes small mean less? Not necessarily. In an era of housing crises, environmental unsustainability and social fragmentation, the need for more sociable, affordable and sustainable housing is vital. The answer? Shared living - from joint households to land-sharing, cohousing and ecovillages. Using successful examples from a range of countries, Anitra Nelson shows how 'eco-collaborative housing' - resident-driven low impact living with shared facilities and activities - can address the great social, economic and sustainability challenges that householders and capitalist societies face today. Sharing living spaces and facilities results in householders having more amenities and opportunities for neighbourly interaction. Small is Necessary places contemporary models of 'alternative' housing and living at centre stage arguing that they are outward-looking, culturally rich, with low ecological footprints and offer governance techniques for a more equitable and sustainable future., For centuries now, economists and governments have been relentlessly focused on growth. Bigger is always better, it seems. But on a planet of finite resources, something has to give. And that doesn't have to be a bad thing. With Small Is Necessary , Anitra Nelson show how shared living can help us solve a wide range of the social, economic, and sustainability challenges that we face today. Detailing a number of innovative approaches to shared living, she reveals a new way to think about our place in the world, one that is outward-looking, culturally rich, and ecologically sustainable., Amidst crisis and fragmentation, the need for sociable, practical and sustainable housing is manifest.
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