New Forms of Social Living: the Co-social Housing

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Author/s Maria Laura Ruiu
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2015/107
Language Italian Pages 17 P. 53-69 File size 123 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2015-107005
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Villaggio Barona (Milan) and Villaggio Solidale (Mirano) are examples of co-social housing. They promote mutual support among residents through network strategies and they include both "ordinary" and poorer people in order to satisfy their housing need and increase social mix. Co-social housing aims to create friendly neighbourhoods promoting both bridging e bonding social capital.

Keywords: Co-social Housing, Cohousing, Social Housing, Friendly Neighbourhood, Villaggio Barona, Villaggio Solidale

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Maria Laura Ruiu, Le nuove forme dell’abitare sociale: il co-social housing in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 107/2015, pp 53-69, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2015-107005