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Part I - Introduction and Major Trends
Part II - Profiles
Case 1 from Austria: Wohnbau Selbsthilfe, Bregenz - Read how a housing co-operative deals with diverse members in a multi-cultural setting.
Case 2 from Canada: Hugh Garner Housing Co-operative - Read how a housing co-operative deals with environmental protection, encourages member participation, and strives for social change.
Case 3 from Czech Republic, Housing Co-operative, Hlinsko - Read how a housing co-operative deals with maintaining member participation during the process of rehabilitation of old housing stock.
Case 4 from Estonia: Co-operative Union - Read how a housing co-operative deals with educating its members.
Case 5 from Germany: Amaryllis Association and Co-operative - Read how a housing co-operative handles with multi-generational units.
Case 6 from Germany: BBWo 1892, Berlin - Read how a housing co-operative provides senior citizens with services.
Case 7 from Germany: Freie Scholle, Bielefeld - Read how a housing co-operative provides a holistic approach to cooperative
“decent living”, using the concept of democratic membership rights as well as education, training and information for members, and advice for the aged on housing.
Case 8 from Germany: Vermietungsgenossenschaft Ludwig Frank, Mannheim - Read how a housing co-operative is a successful model of social integration, dealing with members with many multicultural backgrounds.
Case 9 from Ireland: Newton Co-operative Housing Society - Read how a housing co-operative deals with developing local and district co-operatives using standard rules for rental and ownership apartments.
Case 10 from Italy: AUPREMA Co-operative, Milan - Read how a housing co-operative deals with meeting members’ needs, common ownership plus life-long irrevocable rental contract as well as their effective public relations strategy.
Case 11 from Italy: UNICA Co-operative Housing Society, Florence - Read how a large housing co-operative large meets members’ needs, creating lasting relationships with their members.
Case 12 from Italy: Federabitazione - Read how the Italian Federation of housing co-operatives provides a holistic approach tackling issues such as concern for the environment, and climate change.
Case 13 from Portugal: CHE AS Sete Bicas CRL - Read how a housing co-operative provides an integrated approach to meeting members’ needs, including care for the elderly, partnering with other organisations, and using innovative architecture.
Case 14 from Portugal: FENACHE’s Youth Committee - Read how attempts were made to increase the numbers of youth in in housing cooperatives by using a Youth Committee.
Case 15 from Spain: LLOC NOU Cooperativa, Catalunya - Read how a housing co-operative has maintained closeness to
its members, whilst adjusting its dwellings to meet the personal needs of members, especially of disabled persons.
Case 16 from Sweden: HSB brf Berget Västerhanigen - Read how a housing co-operative introduced new measures to improve co-operative living, including lighting outdoor court yards.
Case 17 from Sweden: HSB Östergötland - Read how a housing co-operative has used the internet to connect its members as well as the role HSB has placed in facilitating the development of other co-operatives.
Case 18 from Switzerland: Wogeno, Zürich - Read how a housing co-operative dealt with a tenants’ buy-out and used the concept of house associations (hausvereine) as well as using the internet to disseminate information to members.
Case 19 from Turkey: Eryaman Güzelkent House Production and Construction Co-operatives’ Union, Ankara - Read how a housing co-operative has pioneered new construction techniques for earthquake resistance construction, as well as water and energy conversation.
Case 20 from Turkey: Saygınkent Housing Construction Co-operative, Bursa - Read how a housing co-operative in a satellite township has provided its with own social, cultural, sports and entertainment facilities for higher quality of life. It has also co-operated with research institutions for improved construction methods suitable for regions threatened by earthquakes and attempted to combat climate change.
Case 21 from USA: Nassau Gardens Cooperative Housing Association Inc. - Read how a housing co-operative can benefit from both professional management firms as well as self-management in the absence of the supporting structures of co-operative housing federations.
Part III - Summary and Final Conclusions
Part I - Introduction and Major Trends
Part II - Profiles
Case 1 from Austria: Wohnbau Selbsthilfe, Bregenz - Read how a housing co-operative deals with diverse members in a multi-cultural setting.
Case 2 from Canada: Hugh Garner Housing Co-operative - Read how a housing co-operative deals with environmental protection, encourages member participation, and strives for social change.
Case 3 from Czech Republic, Housing Co-operative, Hlinsko - Read how a housing co-operative deals with maintaining member participation during the process of rehabilitation of old housing stock.
Case 4 from Estonia: Co-operative Union - Read how a housing co-operative deals with educating its members.
Case 5 from Germany: Amaryllis Association and Co-operative - Read how a housing co-operative handles with multi-generational units.
Case 6 from Germany: BBWo 1892, Berlin - Read how a housing co-operative provides senior citizens with services.
Case 7 from Germany: Freie Scholle, Bielefeld - Read how a housing co-operative provides a holistic approach to cooperative
“decent living”, using the concept of democratic membership rights as well as education, training and information for members, and advice for the aged on housing.
Case 8 from Germany: Vermietungsgenossenschaft Ludwig Frank, Mannheim - Read how a housing co-operative is a successful model of social integration, dealing with members with many multicultural backgrounds.
Case 9 from Ireland: Newton Co-operative Housing Society - Read how a housing co-operative deals with developing local and district co-operatives using standard rules for rental and ownership apartments.
Case 10 from Italy: AUPREMA Co-operative, Milan - Read how a housing co-operative deals with meeting members’ needs, common ownership plus life-long irrevocable rental contract as well as their effective public relations strategy.
Case 11 from Italy: UNICA Co-operative Housing Society, Florence - Read how a large housing co-operative large meets members’ needs, creating lasting relationships with their members.
Case 12 from Italy: Federabitazione - Read how the Italian Federation of housing co-operatives provides a holistic approach tackling issues such as concern for the environment, and climate change.
Case 13 from Portugal: CHE AS Sete Bicas CRL - Read how a housing co-operative provides an integrated approach to meeting members’ needs, including care for the elderly, partnering with other organisations, and using innovative architecture.
Case 14 from Portugal: FENACHE’s Youth Committee - Read how attempts were made to increase the numbers of youth in in housing cooperatives by using a Youth Committee.
Case 15 from Spain: LLOC NOU Cooperativa, Catalunya - Read how a housing co-operative has maintained closeness to
its members, whilst adjusting its dwellings to meet the personal needs of members, especially of disabled persons.
Case 16 from Sweden: HSB brf Berget Västerhanigen - Read how a housing co-operative introduced new measures to improve co-operative living, including lighting outdoor court yards.
Case 17 from Sweden: HSB Östergötland - Read how a housing co-operative has used the internet to connect its members as well as the role HSB has placed in facilitating the development of other co-operatives.
Case 18 from Switzerland: Wogeno, Zürich - Read how a housing co-operative dealt with a tenants’ buy-out and used the concept of house associations (hausvereine) as well as using the internet to disseminate information to members.
Case 19 from Turkey: Eryaman Güzelkent House Production and Construction Co-operatives’ Union, Ankara - Read how a housing co-operative has pioneered new construction techniques for earthquake resistance construction, as well as water and energy conversation.
Case 20 from Turkey: Saygınkent Housing Construction Co-operative, Bursa - Read how a housing co-operative in a satellite township has provided its with own social, cultural, sports and entertainment facilities for higher quality of life. It has also co-operated with research institutions for improved construction methods suitable for regions threatened by earthquakes and attempted to combat climate change.
Case 21 from USA: Nassau Gardens Cooperative Housing Association Inc. - Read how a housing co-operative can benefit from both professional management firms as well as self-management in the absence of the supporting structures of co-operative housing federations.
Part III - Summary and Final Conclusions