Books & Film

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Cohousing
A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves
by Kathryn McCamant, Charles Durrett, Ellen Hertzman (Ten Speed Press, 1994)
IC Store

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The Cohousing Handbook
Building a Place for Community
by Chris ScottHanson, Kelly ScottHanson (New Society Publishers, 2004)
IC Store

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Creating a Life Together
Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
by Diana Leafe Christian (New Society Publishers, 2002)
IC Store

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Finding Community
How to Join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community
by Diana Leafe Christian (New Society Publishers, 2007)
IC Store

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Senior Cohousing
A Community Approach to Independent Living
by Chuck Durrett (Ten Speed Press, 2005)
IC Store

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Reinventing Community
Stories from the Walkways of Cohousing
by David Wann (Fulcrum Publishing, 2005)
IC Store

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Ecovillage at Ithaca
Pioneering a Sustainable Culture
by Liz Walker (New society Publishers, 2005)
EVI Store
IC Store

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Sustainable Community
Learning from the Cohousing Model
by Graham Meltzer, Ph.D. (Trafford Publishing, 2005)
Trafford Publishing
IC Store

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Head, Heart and Hands
Lessons in Community Building
by Shari Leach (2005)
Wonderland Hill Development Company

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Related Books

Simple Prosperity
Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle
by Dave Wann. (St. Martin's Griffin)
Amazon

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Superbia!
31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods
by David Wann and Dan Chiras (New Society Press, 2003)
IC Store

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Neighbor Power
Building Community the Seattle Way
by Jim Diers (University of Washington Press, 2004)
Amazon

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Ecovillages
A Practical Guide to Sustainable Communities
Jan Martin Bang
IC Store

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Ecovillage Living
Restoring the Earth and Her People
Hildur Jackson, Karen Svensson (editors)
IC Store

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Designing a Great Neighborhood
Behind the Scenes at Holiday
Television documentary produced by David Wann
Bullfrog Films

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Useful Links

The Cohousing Store
For books, tapes and other merchandise in our Marketplace

Cohousing-L online discussion
The best mailing list for online cohousing discussion – visit our email archives for postings on all sorts of cohousing topics.

Where it all began: Cohousing in Denmark
A brief history of the Danish cohousing movement

Tree Bressen’s group facilitation website
More than two dozen pages on various aspects of community and group process, including consensus decision-making, facilitation, conflict resolution, and more, plus resources and links to other sites

Cohousing Resource Guide
A helpful overview of the process of building a community, and descriptions of many resources (books, magazines, videos, etc) by Rob Sandelin

The Cohousing Wiki
A wiki on cohousing was initiated in Spring 2007 to serve as a document repository.

The Center for a New American Dream
Helping Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life and promote social justice

North American Organizations

Canadian Cohousing Network
Promotes awareness of cohousing communities in Canada and abroad, provides an Internet presence for Canadian communities, and offers resource materials and programs

Fellowship for Intentional Community
Serves the growing communities movement by providing information and access to crucial resources for seekers of community, existing and forming communities, and other friends of community

Ecovillage Network of the Americas
Engages the peoples of the Americas in a common effort to join the global transformation toward an ecologically, economically and culturally sustainable future

Northwest Intentional Communities Association
Supports cohousing and other forms of intentional communities in the Pacific Northwest

Buddhist Cohousing
For people interested in forming a cohousing sangha

Cohousing Minnesota
Being developed by Fred Olson

Chicago Cohousing Network
Encourages cohousing developments in and near Chicago, IL,

Cohousing For San Diego
Committed to supporting efforts to build cohousing communities in San Diego, CA

International Organizations

Eco-Village and Cohousing Association of New Zealand
A network to connect people and projects, provide local info and be a focus for initiatives to further the movement

Global Ecovillage Network
A grassroots non-profit organization that links together ecovillages and related projects around the world, promotes and supports models of sustainable living globally, and inspires and encourages the creation of more viable lifestyles

Swedish Cohousing
(Swedish language) Networking and information on cohousing in Sweden

Samenhuizen (Belgium cohousing organization)
(Dutch language) Networking and information on cohousing in Belgium

United Kingdom Cohousing Network
The window on the cohousing scene in the U.K.