Globalization, climate change are being felt everywhere having deep consequences on people’s lives. At the same time, the urban housing market is increasingly inaccessible for low-and-middle-income households. To overcome problems such as failing housing supply and high energy-bills, groups of residents take initiatives to create and manage housing projects collectively; these initiatives are indicated as “co-housing”. Civil society plays an important role for those projects. Citizen initiatives and associations were integrated already in the planning process. Thus not only positive effects for the residents were assumed but a structural strengthening of civil society at a local level.
Capitulo 8. A NEW CONCEPT OF HOME, THE NEW FORMS OF LIVING. CO-HOUSING AS A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE: BETWEEN PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY
Dobosz M.;Federici R.
2022
Abstract
Globalization, climate change are being felt everywhere having deep consequences on people’s lives. At the same time, the urban housing market is increasingly inaccessible for low-and-middle-income households. To overcome problems such as failing housing supply and high energy-bills, groups of residents take initiatives to create and manage housing projects collectively; these initiatives are indicated as “co-housing”. Civil society plays an important role for those projects. Citizen initiatives and associations were integrated already in the planning process. Thus not only positive effects for the residents were assumed but a structural strengthening of civil society at a local level.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
