research-l Mailing List: Re: co-living in the Economist

[Diane (dianeclaire]

Hi Robert,

Thanks for alerting us to this article.  It brings up an issue that periodically pops up on the the cohous Listserv [c-l] i.e. whether developer driven housing can be cohousing.  The answer usually ends up being "no."  The big differences are -- 1. whether the goal is to build community or profits; 2. who governs? 3. how is it governed?  

C0-living looks like transition housing between a college dorm and your first apartment or house.  

"see" you later,

Diane

On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 8:08 AM, Robert Boyer <rboyer1 [at] uncc.edu> wrote:

Hey friends,

Check out this article, just published in the economist. It's on co-living, which is, from my perspective, developer-led cohousing on steroids. I think it's an interesting trend worth watching closely. It's emergence may have a lot to do with the same impulses that motivate cohousing, but it's also clear that it's production and constituency is so different that it might lead to very different outcomes. It also forces the question: what counts as cohousing, and where does developer-led cohousing fall on the spectrum between resident-led cohousing and co-living? Is developer-lead cohousing different at all from co-living? Is it just a matter of scale? Interested in your thoughts.

Robert

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