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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES:
COHOUSING and ECOVILLAGES
BIBLIOGRAPHY

COHOUSING:

Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves
by Kathryn McCamant, Charles Durrett – Ten Speed Press, 1988
Updated in 1994

The Cohousing Handbook: Building a Place for Community (revised edition)  by Chris Scotthanson and Kelly Scotthanson – New Society Publishers, 2005

Reinventing CommunityStories from the Walkways of Cohousing
by David Wann, 2005

Sustainable Community: Learning from the Cohousing Model by Graham Meltzer, Ph.D. – Trafford, 2005

Senior Cohousing, A Community Approach to Independent Living by Charles Durrett, Habitat Press, 2005

ECOVILLAGES:
Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
by Diana Leafe Christian – New Society Publishers, 2003
EcoVillage at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture by Liz, 2005
Ecovillages, A practical Guide to Sustainable Communities by Jan Martin Bang, New Society Publishers, 2005
Ecovillage Living: Restoring the Earth and her People
Edited by Hildur Jackson and Karen Svensson.  UK: Green Books Ltd., 2002.

GREEN BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE:

The Green Building Revolution by Jerry Yudison – Island Press, 2008

Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors, 2nd Edition, by J. William Thompson and I Sorvig

Rain Gardens: A how-to manual for homeowners, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2003.  (Available at University of Wisconsin-Extension:
UWEX Publication GWQ037

Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin #2702

The Beetless' Gardening Book, edited and annotated by Chris Roth, originally published 1997 by Carrotseed Press, containing the poetry of Jam Lemon, Pear Machete, Joychoi Heirloom, and Rutabaga Variety


LIVING A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE:

Simple Prosperity:  Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle
by David Wann, 2007

True Green: 100 Everyday Ways You Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin – National Geographic, 2006
 
Sufficient: A Modern Guide to Sustainable Living  by Tom Petherick

The Earth Path: Grounding Your Spirit in the Rhythm of Nature by Starhawk – HarperCollins, 2003

Green Living Handbook: A 6 Step Program to Create an Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyle by David Gershon

Making the Good Life Last: Four Keys to Sustainable Living by Michael A Schuler and Scott Russell Sanders , May 1, 2009

Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion and Beauty by Summer Rayne Oakes, Dec 24, 2008

Picture Yourself Going Green: Step-by-Step Instruction for Living a Budget-Conscious, Earth-Friendly Lifestyle in Eight Weeks or Less (Environmental Issues) by Erinn Morgan, Jan 16, 2009

The New Economics of Sustainable Consumption: Seeds of Change (Energy, Climate and the Environment) by Gill Seyfang and David Elliott , Jan 20, 2009

INTERNET RESOURCES:

www.cohousing.org

www.ic.org

www.usgbc.org

www.gbci.org

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