Europe is witnessing a new wave of collective self-organized forms of housing provision. We
refer to the wide variety of these forms under the umbrella term “Collaborative Housing” …

Many intentional communities worldwide, such as ecovillages and co-housing communities,
have explicit goals of living in an environmentally sustainable manner, and are taking …

A circular approach to the way in which we manage the resources consumed and produced
in cities–materials, energy, water and land–will significantly reduce the consumption of finite …

For a generation, governments around the world have been committed to sustainable
development as a policy goal. This has been supported by an array of new policies ranging …

With cities striving to meet sustainable development goals, circular urban systems are
gaining momentum, especially in Europe. This research-based book defines the circular city …

What's wrong with the world today and how might it become better (or worse)? These are the
questions pursued in this book, which explores the hopes and fears, dreams and nightmares …

With a growing population, rising housing costs and housing providers struggling to meet
demand for affordable accommodation, more and more people in the UK find themselves …

The improvement in life expectancy, economic conditions, and technological and medical
progress have radically changed the demographic structure of many societies. Since many …

The paper analyses cohousing as a part of the phenomenon of private residential
communities. First, we provide an overview of cohousing and we identify its five constitutive …

Figure 1.1.(opposite) The physical fabric of Manhattan is ordered both by the ground plan
and the use of codes.(Source:© Joel Sartore/joelsartore. com) Cities exhibit a typical mix of …