Cohousing-L Mailing List: First International Collaborative Housing Conference

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

From: Dick Urban Vestbro <dickurba [at] gmail.com>

Dear friends,

The last 20 years have seen a growing interest in cohousing and
other alternative forms of living, in Sweden as well as
internationally. The search for a sense of community remains an
important driving force behind demands for cohousing. During the
last ten years new aspects have been added, such as housing for the
"second half of life" and planning for more sustainable lifestyles.

Collaborative housing networks in a number of countries have taken
an interest in the Swedish cohousing model, which is characterized
by a strong involvement by municipal housing companies and by
political initiatives combined with efforts from independent
non-government organizations. The fact that these companies offer
rental housing means that cohousing is accessible also to low-income
households such as single parents and poor retired people.

Towards this background, the association Kollektivhus NU (Co-housing
NOW) in collaboration with the Division of Urban and Regional
Studies of The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) is happy to
convene an international conference on collaborative housing, to
take place in Stockholm 5-9 May 2010. The conference will provide a
forum for researchers, housing companies, politicians and activists
to meet and discuss experiences of different models of collaborative
living. The conference is intended to give an overview of current
international praxis and knowledge and to strengthen existing
international cooperation.

For further information, see the PDF file at:
http://tinyurl.com/IntCohoConf
which goes to:
http://www.kollektivhus.nu/eng/sidor/internationalconference/IntConfInvitFinal.pdf

Kind regards
Dick Urban Vestbro
Professor Emeritus, KTH
Chair of Cohousing NOW
http://www.kollektivhus.nu/eng/