Brave new home : our future in smarter, simpler, happier housing / Diana Lind.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lind, Diana, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing, Single family.

Housing--Economic aspects.

Housing.

United States.

Housing--United States.

Housing--Economic aspects--United States.

Housing, Single family--United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 257 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bold Type Books, 2020.

Summary:

"Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. If trends continue, we should expect to see more people living alone, later-in-life marriages, fewer (and smaller) new families, and a majority-minority population that skews older and older. Americans' daily life and preferences have also changed, whether by choice or by force, to become more virtual, more mobile, and less stable. But housing today largely looks the same as it did in 1950. In Brave New Home, Diana Lind shows why the government-subsidized suburbs full of single-family houses are bad for us and our planet, and details the new efforts underway that better reflect the way we live now, to ensure that the way we live next is both less lonely and more affordable. Lind takes readers into the homes and communities that are seeking alternatives to the American norm, from multi-generational living, in-law suites, and co-living to microapartments, tiny houses, and new rural communities. Drawing on Lind's expertise and the stories of Americans caught in or forging their on paths outside of our cookie-cutter housing trap, Brave New Home offers a diagnosis of the current crisis in American housing and a radical re-imagining of the possibilities of housing"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE A HISTORY OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING

ch. One The Golden Age of Shared Living

ch. Two The Rise of the Single-Family Home

ch. Three Mismatched Housing and Demographics

pt. TWO NEW WAYS OF LIVING

ch. Four Living Better, Together

ch. Five Small Is Beautiful

ch. Six Different Generations, One Roof

ch. Seven Housing That Heals

pt. THREE HOW TO GET THE HOUSING WE WANT

ch. Eight Disrupting Housing Policy, Industry, and Advocacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copies: Gift of the publisher.

ISBN:

9781541742666

1541742664

OCLC:

1135584783

Publisher Number:

99985548539