Contemporary co-housing in Europe : towards sustainable cities? / edited by Pernilla Hagbert, Henrik Gutzon Larsen, Hakan Thorn and Cathrin Wasshede.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: Co-housing in context -- 1. Denmark: anti-urbanism and segregation -- 2. Sweden: in between co-housing and public housing -- 3. Hamburg: housing movements and local government -- 4. Barcelona: housing crisis and urban activism -- PART II: Co-housing as sustainable urban life? -- 5. Autonomy vs. government: consequences for sustainability in co-housing -- 6. Urban activism and co-housing -- 7. Doing family in co-housing communities -- 8. The social logic of space: community and detachment -- 9. Co-housing as a socio-ecologically sustainable alternative?

"This book investigates co-housing as an alternative housing form in relation to sustainable urban development. Co-housing is often lauded as a more sustainable way of living. The primary aim of this book is to critically explore co-housing in the context of wider social, economic, political and environmental developments. This volume fills a gap in the literature by contextualising co-housing and related housing forms. With focus on Denmark, Sweden, Hamburg and Barcelona, the book presents general analyses of co-housing in these contexts and provides specific discussions of co-housing in relation to local government, urban activism, family life, spatial logics and socio-ecology. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in a broad range of social-scientific fields concerned with housing, urban development and sustainability, as well as to planners, decision-makers and activists"-- Provided by publisher.