{"product_id":"small-is-necessary-9780745334226","title":"Small is Necessary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmidst crisis and fragmentation, the need for sociable, practical and sustainable housing is manifest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With great insight, Anitra Nelson shows how collaborative housing is emerging across the world to re-ignite the 'Small is Beautiful' spirit of E.F. Schumacher. This is a wonderful guide featuring inspiring examples for those who want to use shared eco-housing to tackle the challenges ahead' -- Paul Chatterton, Professor of Urban Futures, University of Leeds, and co-founder of the Lilac cohousing co-operative\u003cbr\u003e'This is a timely report and a critical and informed exploration of an important and growing housing sector in which ideas of equity, sharing, and ecological responsibility are essential parts of real, successful communities' -- Paul Downton — Ecopolis urbanist and cofounder of Christie Walk cohousing (Adelaide, Australia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures, Tables and Boxes\u003cbr\u003e  Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e  Glossary\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. Less is More: Living Closely on a Finite Planet\u003cbr\u003e  Part I: Compact Urban Housing\u003cbr\u003e  2. Once We Were Small: Traditional and Contemporary Homes \u003cbr\u003e  3. Apartment Living in Cities\u003cbr\u003e  4. Apartment Household Practices and Affordability\u003cbr\u003e  Part II: Eco-Cohousing and Ecovillages\u003cbr\u003e  5. From Sharing a House to Eco-cohousing \u003cbr\u003e  6. Ecovillages: Sustainability and System Change \u003cbr\u003e  Part III: Futures: Scaling Up, Shared Landscapes, Shared Livelihoods\u003cbr\u003e  7. ‘Will You Dance With Us?’ Governments and Collaborative Housing\u003cbr\u003e  8. ‘To Market, To Market’:  Eco-collaborative Housing for Sale\u003cbr\u003e  9. Grassroots Sustainability, Sociality and Governance\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e  10. Small is Necessary and, with Sharing, Feasible\u003cbr\u003e  Appendix: Key Sources and Links\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404305506647,"sku":"9780745334226","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745334226.jpg?v=1730486044","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/small-is-necessary-9780745334226","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}