The popularization of the term Co-housing | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Ty Albright (tmalbrightverizon.net) | |
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:09:46 -0700 (PDT) |
Is it Cohousing? This coming May in Nashville at the 2017 NATIONAL COHOUSING CONFERENCE we hope to have some fun discussing and debating this question. When is something cohousing, and when is it something else? Cohousing is a proven concept and living solution. While there is ongoing debate about the nuances of what is or is not cohousing; those who are aware of and have been involved with cohousing understand when "if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck". Sometimes people call a penguin a duck. Penguins have things that are similar to a duck, but a penguin is not a duck. Cohousing values and characteristics improve any community and aspects of cohousing can benefit people with unique needs. We need all sorts of cooperative, collaborative, community-oriented housing of which cohousing is one type. The following are not cohousing, they are penguins: Shared Housing / House Sharing Ecovillage Any apartment or independent living type facility that has a management company Pocket Neighborhood Commune Cult Kibbutz Trailer park with a strong social committee Ecovillage HOA Condominium or Cooperative (co-op) (these are forms of real estate ownership) You can go to cohousing.org and see the most current consensus driven definition of cohousing, but for evaluation purposes consider the following: Cohousing involves aspects of: 1). Design and 2). Intentional Community Design includes the creation of a physical environment that maximizes the opportunity for humans to encounter each other, which will in turn maximize the opportunity for human interaction and the creation of community. This includes permanent construction private homes (which affords privacy), shared community space and infrastructure. A typical feature is a common house for residents to gather together and share meals. Resident participation in the design is optimal. Intentional Community includes the concept that all residents in a community agree to be good neighbors. This includes the concept of self-governance / management, individual economic investment and independent income (it's not a commune nor free government housing), and the willingness to participate in community building activities including such things as common meals and conflict resolution. The term Cohousing is a contraction of collaborative and cooperative and housing. The "co" suggest in working with others. Ty Ty Albright Project Management Little Red Hen LLC 214-336-7952 <mailto:tmalbright [at] verizon.net> tmalbright [at] verizon.net <http://www.linkedin.com/in/tmalbright> www.linkedin.com/in/tmalbright
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