Cohousing for Life

A Practical and Personal Story of Earthsong Eco-Neighbourhood

By: Robin Allison

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Paperback | 18 August 2020

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280 Pages

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In Cohousing for Life , architect Robin Allison describes her journey from lonely mother of two in the suburbs to determined driver of the development of New Zealand's first cohousing community. It is a very personal story of a collective endeavour, a heroic journey of despair and triumph, as the obstacles mount and success at times feels far from certain. Cohousing for Life is also a distillation of what has been learnt: from formulating an inspiring vision to community governance and decision making; from community design principles to participatory design processes; from legal and financial structures to reflections on power and leadership. Robin details the key elements and structures that were critical to achieving their goal, allowing a group of diverse individuals with ordinary lives and skills to work together over many years to create a large, innovative, housing development.

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"Robin Allison is a pioneer in cohousing and has written a thoroughly engrossing book about her experience of co-founding the Earthsong community in Auckland... Her tale of overcoming the hurdles she and the project faced during the decade it took to bring Earthsong to life is deeply compelling..." - Niki Harre, School of Psychology; Associate Dean Sustainability, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland

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