From an Amazon reviewer: "Charles Durrett's Senior Cohousing book will help lead us into the next 17 years as an estimated 75 million Baby Boomers head into retirement. It only makes sense that the generation that brought social and environmental awareness to the fore would be searching for a sustainable, supportive, self-managed community housing solution for their later years, and Durrett has outlined in detail how - and why - to go about it.

"The stories and wisdom are from Denmark, where multigenerational cohousing began over 30 years ago. Since that time, cohousing has translated very successfully to over a dozen countries around the world, including over 90 completed neighborhoods in North America alone. With 20 out of the last 25 cohousing starts in Denmark being senior projects, we can only assume that Senior Cohousing on the rest of the planet will be as big - if not bigger - a hit.

"Durrett has given us clear and useful intruction in Senior Cohousing for how to go about creating a Senior Cohousing neighborhood, from gathering other interested parties to finding land, hiring the design and development professionals and building a cohesive community. The step-by-step chapters are interlaced with impotant and interesting sidebars, illustrations and photographs.

"The spirit of the book is both informative and fun. The candid photos, quotes and anecdotes drive home the glee with which these Elders are taking charge of their lives. Neighbors work and play together, share frequent meals, dance, bicycle, walk, and create poetry and art. After reading Senior Cohousing, for probably the first time in my life, I thought getting older might actually be a hoot."

From an Amazon review: "This book has everything: photos, diagrams, plans of action, references, and more. For the beginner, this book defines cohousing & makes it possible to visualize this type of community. For people who already know what cohousing is, this book gives you step-by-step information on how to make a cohousing community a reality."

CoHousing is all about building neighbourhoods as if people mattered. Over the past 30 years they have spread from initial projects in Denmark across Europe to the USA, but until recently they have been notable by their absence in the UK. Thinking About CoHousing explores the whys and wherefores of the UK CoHousing scene.

This book seeks both to contribute ideas to that task and tools which will be of assistance to groups trying to develop CoHousing Schemes. Not a complete handbook but a look at what CoHousing is and what it isn’t. It recognises the obstacles to intentional communities and outlines strategies for creating CoHousing neighbourhoods. Features case studies as well as sections on:

• designing CoHousing neighbourhoods
• legal structures
• finance and training