research-l Mailing List: Re: Couple questions

[Maruja Torres (m_torres]

Angela,

When I did my study in the early 2000s it was claimed to be around 4 years. 

I stated so in my dissertation, p. 71 (see http://etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0000360/torres_m.PDF), given that the development timeframe of my case community matched the claim made by Dorrit Fromm in  Fromm, D. (2000) U. S. Cohousing: The first five years. The Journal of Architecture and Planning Research, 17 (2, Summer 2000), 94-108.  I don't know if this timeframe has changed over the years.

Hope this helps.

Maru

maruja torres-antonini phd, leed bd+c

associate visiting professor | department of interior architecture | the university of north carolina at greensboro

527 highland avenue, greensboro nc 27402 | p: +1 336.334.5320 | e: m_torres [at] uncg.edu 

On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Alice Alexander <alicecohous [at] gmail.com> wrote:

This is a great question that hasn't been researched. I would guess 5 years is average. But you have a huge range from 2 years to a dozen or more. Ask Marty Haskall with FairOaks - she's been working at this for something like 15 years! Then there's Port Townsend, from start to finish in 3 years.

One issue: when do you count "forming"? Is it when somebody had the initial idea? When you finally recruit a core group? when folks make a commitment? when you buy land? etc....

Alice Alexander, Coho/US Executive Director

On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 2:57 PM, Arica Young <arica2 [at] vt.edu> wrote:

I know I read 5-7 years but can't remember source 

On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 2:56 PM Angela Sanguinetti <asanguinetti [at] ucdavis.edu> wrote:

Hi all,

Anybody know the average time to community completion from initial group formation?

Best,

Angela 

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