Tent city urbanism
Subtitle: from self-organized camps to tiny house villages
By: Andrew Heben
Publisher: The Village Collaborative
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780692248058
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Temporary housing; Communal living; Tents; Small houses; Cities and towns; Growth
Description: "Explores the intersection of the 'tiny house movement' and tent cities organized by the homeless, to present an accessible and sustainable housing paradigm that can improve the quality of life for everyone"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-238).
Table of contents: title: Part I.; title: Framework :; title: Tent cities today --; title: Controlling and reclaiming space --; title: Tiny houses --; title: From camp to village -- -- Part II.; title: Camps :; title: Ann Arbor's sanctuary camp --; title: Nashville's organic camp --; title: Seattle's itinerant camp --; title: St. Petersburg's charitable camp --; title: Portland's rest area camp -- -- Part III.; title: Villages :; title: Portland's autonomous village --; title: Olympia's formal village --; title: Eugene's collaborative village -- -- Part IV. Guide :; title: A tent city urbanism --; title: Advocating for a village --; title: Planning & designing a village --; title: Building a village --; title: What you can do -- -- Appendix A.; title: Opportunity Village concept plan -- -- Appendix B.; title: Village manual.