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Urban Research & Practice Volume 8, 2015 - Issue 1: Taking apart co-housing: Towards a long-term perspective of self-managed collaborative housing initiatives
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Towards a deeper understanding of the social architecture of co-housing: evidence from the UK, USA and Australia

Helen JarvisSchool of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 93-105 | Published online: 13 Feb 2015

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