Re: ecovillage and sustainability

Aloha,

>   i would like to hear your answers to the questions :  what is an ecovilage ?
> what makes ecovillages a sustainable solution.?
>
>   If you know any papers that gives good answers please share .

One place to start is the Global Ecovillage Network site (also the hosts of
this list):

http://gen.ecovillage.org/

Try the "What is an ecovillage" link...

See also the Intentional Communities site:

http://ic.org/

They include ecovillages as one form of IC...

Also look at self-definitions by existing ecovillages - some of the older/more
established ones have refined their information through their own praxis. 
Examples of communities that have been around for "a while" include OUR
Ecovillage, Crystal Waters, Earthaven, Sirius, Occidental Arts and Ecology
Center, ZEGG, Dancing Rabbit, Dreamtime, The Farm and so on.  There are
listings on the GEN site above.  I have some links on my Community resource
page here (some may be moved or dead, I am way behind on maintenance):

http://www.eco-living.net/resourcedb/staticdb/community.html

cheers,
John S.



John Schinnerer - MA, Whole Systems Design
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