Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: New cohousing book

[Kevin Wolf (kevin]

Graham
Congratulations and good work!  Put us down for 
at least two books.  There are a couple of book 
stores in town that might feature them. And our 
community might sell some. What is the bulk 
discount rate for the books?  Hope your sales go 
crazy.

Kevin

> Greetings
>
> I am pleased to announce that the book I have 
> been working on for longer than I care to 
> mention is now available.  I know many of you 
> have been looking forward to its publication 
> given the scarcity of cohousing related 
> literature out there.
>
> The book is titled:  'Sustainable Community: 
> Learning from the cohousing model'.  The jacket 
> notes read:
>
> "This book explores the link between 
> ?sustainability¹ and ?community¹.  It is based 
> on a 10-year study of cohousing, a popular new 
> type of planned residential community that 
> addresses pressing environmental and social 
> needs.  It uses data (including 120 photographs, 
> 50 diagrams and 30 tables) from twelve cohousing 
> developments in Canada, the US, New Zealand, 
> Australia and Japan ­ concrete examples of 
> successful sustainable communities.
>
>
>
>
> The book is scholarly and authoritative, yet 
> accessible to a broad intelligent readership as 
> an illustrated account of a fascinating cultural 
> phenomenon. It will be valuable to students of 
> architecture, planning, sociology, community 
> psychology and environmental studies as well as 
> architects, planners and other professionals. 
> It should prompt local authorities and 
> developers to envisage and implement genuinely 
> sustainable urban development proposals. 
>
>
>
>
> Sustainable Community ­ Learning from the 
> cohousing model provides in-depth and insightful 
> information for participants in the cohousing, 
> ecovillage, sustainability and communities 
> movements. It is well known that such activists 
> face a scarcity of literature from which to draw 
> ideas and inspiration. This book will help fill 
> that void.
>
>
>
> ³If this book encourages more people to explore 
> innovative ways of sharing living space, it will 
> have made a real contribution to a better 
> future.²  Professor Ian Lowe AO
>
>
> Dr Graham Meltzer is considered the world¹s 
> leading expert on cohousing. He is an architect, 
> scholar and commercial photographer who 
> consults, researches and lectures in 
> environmental and social architecture, housing 
> and communalism."
>
> Details about the book, including some excerpts, 
> are available from my web site 
> www.grahammeltzer.com/cohousing/index.htm
>
> The book can be purchased online from the 
> publishers at  www.trafford.com/04-2802
>
> Best wishes
> Graham
>
> graham meltzer
> architectural photography
> web: www.grahammeltzer.com
> ph: (07)55347595   mob: 0429347595
> 6/329-333 golden four drive, tugun, qld 4224
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