Happily Ever Aftering in Cohousing: A Handbook for Community Living

"If it doesn't work socially - why bother?"This is the basic McCamant and Durrett Architects/Cohousing Company design tenet. Just about every cohousing community could work at least a little bit better socially, and unfortunately a few communities in North America are not even close to living up to their full social potential.The lessons in Happily Ever Aftering in Cohousing stem form over 30 years of researching, designing, and living in cohousing -but most of all, from examining the patterns associated with high-functioning cohousing communities. Even though we all know we shouldn't repeat previous mistakes, we often don't know precisely how to avoid them. This book examines these challenges and provides tips, tools, and strategies to create high functioning cohousing communities. The use of these tools will set up cohousing residents and their whole community for long-term success.