Eco-Feminist co-housing: a design approach

Abstract

The concept of ecofeminism identifies the key characteristics of patriarchal, capitalist, gender norms in order to promote socio-ecological change, intersectional gender justice, and a democratic distribution of care work. When this concept is applied to housing policy and planning, it has the potential to dismantle hegemonic gender boundaries and human environmental domination. Ecofeminist co-housing is rare, so we propose an in-depth analysis of two UK examples to investigate their ability to address overlapping intersectional crises of care, climate, and housing.</p