The Government announcement that Ordnance Survey map data will be freely available online from 2010 attracted limited media attention. The decision, coming just a few months after the launch of new crime maps, (http://maps.police.uk/) could help us better understand statistics about crime, health and education by for example, local authority or electoral boundary.
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Mapping solutions to the challenges of ageing
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Cohousing from an intergenerational viewpoint
Cohousing is the daily experience of thousands of people around the world who have chosen to live in residential communities with shared services and facilities. The cohousing movement started in Denmark in the Sixties and now is spreading in Sweden, Holland, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Japan. Cohousing communities combine the autonomy of private dwellings at a lower cost with great economic benefits with the benefits of shared services, resources and spaces like gardens, workshops, gyms, libraries, meeting and guest rooms and leisure areas. One of the main reasons that leads cohousers to live in these cooperative neighbourhoods is the desire to restore their social life while maintaining the absolute independence of their living spaces; to benefit from good-neighbourly mutual help and to reduce the complexity of life and the stress caused by managing daily activities.