The “Spring” of Cooperative cohousing in southern Europe
Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - May 2022
Rubén Méndez, May 2022
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Summary :
For decades, inspiring housing experiences have emerged in central and northern Europe that have provided important solutions for improving housing accessibility and fostering communities of mutual support and resilience. In recent years the southern territories have taken the baton and are experiencing the emergence of cooperative models of housing in cession of use. They are articulated for the development of community projects such as cohousing, cohousing or collaborative housing, with proposals with multiple impacts and the challenge of implementing the culture of public-cooperative collaboration to influence sectors with difficulties.