Cohousing to Catalyse Social and Ecological Networks of Reciprocity
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Date
2023-06
Authors
Hagen-Botbol, Sabina
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University of Oregon
Abstract
In an effort to live with a deeper sense of community, this design project seeks to explore the concept of cohousing, with the intention to integrate social and ecological reciprocity. In applying the lens of landscape architecture, this interconnection would extend to the landscape, and ecosystems. By consciously recognizing this broader, more encompassing, view of community, forming cohousing communities becomes an endeavor that incorporates our inherent responsibilities of being a good neighbor socially and ecologically, forming relationships of reciprocity rather than systems of commodification. These concepts are applied to create a concept design for a cohousing community in Fall Creek, Oregon. This project aims to design a site to promote living with a deeper sense of community by integrating social and ecological relationships for enhanced quality of life.
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66 pages
Keywords
cohousing, ecological, reciprocity, social