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    Tent city urbanism : from self-organized camps to tiny house villages / Andrew Heben.

    • Title:Tent city urbanism : from self-organized camps to tiny house villages / Andrew Heben.
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    • Author/Creator:Heben, Andrew, author.
    • Published/Created:Eugene, Oregon : The Village Collaborative, [2014]
      ©2014
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Temporary housing--United States.
      Communal living--United States.
      Tents--United States.
      Small houses--United States.
      Cities and towns--United States--Growth.
    • Description:xiv, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
    • Summary:"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.
    • ISBN:9780692248058 (pbk.)
      0692248056 (pbk.)
    • Contents:part I. Framework. Tent cities today ; Controlling and reclaiming space ; Tiny houses ; From camp to village
      part II. Camps. Ann Arbor's sanctuary camp ; Nashville's organic camp ; Seattle's itinerant camp ; St. Petersburg's charitable camp ; Portland's rest area camp
      part III. Villages. Portland's autonomous village ; Olympia's formal village ; Eugene's collaborative village
      part IV. Guide. A tent city urbanism ; Advocating for a village ; Planning & designing a village ; Building a village
      What you can do
      appendix A. Opportunity Village concept plan
      appendix B. Village manual.
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