{"product_id":"the-senior-cohousing-handbook-2nd-edition-9780865716117","title":"The Senior Cohousing Handbook  2nd Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e How to make your senior years healthy, safe, social, and stimulating. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Architect and author Chuck Durrett''s recently released book Senior Cohousing Handbook comes at a time of high interest in greening, sustainable housing and affordable living concerns. Durrett''s new book is a comprehensive guide for baby boomers wishing to continue vibrant, active lifestyles. - EPR Real Estate News \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Make your senior years safe and socially fun with the idea of senior cohousing and a book on the topic that shows how seniors can custom-build their neighborhood to fit their needs. This is housing built by seniors, not for them, and emphasizes independence and social networking. Any library strong in gerontology or social science and many a general lending library needs this. - James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e As a Baby Boomer, I''ve joked for a few years that we''ll all end up living communally again because Social Security will be broke...This is one \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Prologue byWilliamH.Thomas,M.D \u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Patch Adams,M.D \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Part One: Introducing Senior Cohousing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Taking Charge of the Rest of Your Life \u003cbr\u003e 2. Cohousing: An Old Idea—A Contemporary Approach \u003cbr\u003e 3. Senior Cohousing: A Proven Approach—A New Application \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Part Two: Senior Cohousing in Denmark : An Inside Look \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Munksøgård: Strong Roots in Fertile Soil \u003cbr\u003e 5. Other Danish Senior Cohousing Communities: Otium,Gimle,Mariendalsvej, Korvetten \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Part Three: Creating a Senior Cohousing Community \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Feasibility: DoWe Have a Project? \u003cbr\u003e 7. Study Group I: Aging Successfully\/Aging in Place \u003cbr\u003e 8. Study Group II: The Participatory Design Process \u003cbr\u003e 9. Study Group III: Policy \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Part Four: The First Wave — Pioneering Senior Cohousing in America: The Beginnings of an American Movement \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10.The First Wave \u003cbr\u003e 11.Where Do We Go From Here? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Appendix A: Anne Glass: Research-Based Results,\"Why Aging in Community?\" \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions \u003cbr\u003e Appendix C: Economic Structures \u003cbr\u003e Appendix D: Universal Design \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Selected Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e About the Author \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528264393047,"sku":"9780865716117","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-senior-cohousing-handbook-2nd-edition-9780865716117","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}