Interested in learning more about cohousing, consensus and permaculture? See: reference and resource books to provide inspiration and guidance.
Resource Books on Cohousing
1. Cohousing
McCamant, Kathryn and Charles Durrett. 1988. “Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves.” Berkeley,California: Ten Speed Press.
Meltzer, Graham. 2005. “Sustainable Community: Learning from the cohousing model.” Victoria: Tafford Publishing.
ScottHanson, Chris and Kelly ScottHanson. 2005. “The Cohousing Handbook: Building a Place for Community.” Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers.
Walker, Liz. 2005. “Eco Village at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture.” Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers.
Christian, Diana Leafe. 2007. “Finding Community: How to join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community.” Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers.
Durrett, Charles. 2009. “The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living.” Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers.
2. Consensus Decision Making
Butler, Lawrence C.T. and Amy Rothstein. 2007. “On Conflict and Consensus: a handbook on Formal
Consensus decision making.” Takoma Park: Food Not Bombs Publishing.
3. Permaculture
Hemenway, Toby. 2000.”Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture.” White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing Company.
Mollison, Bill & David Holmgren. 1978. “Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements.” Australia. Transworld Publishers.
Mars, Ross.“The Basics of Permaculture Design.” White River junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing Company.