{"product_id":"9783640354634","title":"Sustainable communities: Co-housing","description":"Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Habitation and Urban Sociology, grade: 2.0, University of Westminster, language: English, abstract: In the last decade sustainability has become a central topic in discussions of regeneration in the UK and most other places in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeightening awareness of current issues and that of future generations' is crucial in making a difference. The concept of sustainability can be applied to most aspects of human living and working. Within this essay co-housing as a form of sustainable communities will be discovered and introduced through a new built development in Gloucestershire, UK.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis document seeks to approach this topic from various angles and aims to show weaknesses and strengths of co-housing. It should be highlighted that it is not only new developments where proactive differences need to be made but also within existing developments and houses. I will show that changes and improvements can be made through small or medium interventions.","brand":"GRIN Verlag GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521740132593,"sku":"9783640354634","price":16.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9783640354634_p0.jpg?v=1786088146","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783640354634","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}