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Jonathan Dawson
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Format: Book
Pages: 96
Publisher: Green Books
Date Published: Jul 2006
Stock Code: 57886
Binding: Paperback
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In the last twenty years ecovillages (local communities which aim to minimise their ecological impact but maximise human wellbeing and happiness) have been springing up all over the world. They incorporate a wealth of radical ideas and approaches which can be traced back to E.F. Schumacher, Gandhi, the 1960s, and the alternative education movement. This book, the latest in Green Books' Schumacher Briefings series, describes the history and potential of the ecovillage movement, including the evolution of the Global Ecovillage Network and the current developments in both North and South.
The threads that are brought together in Ecovillages include: learning from the best elements in traditional and indigenous cultures; alternative economy: community banks and currencies, and voluntary simplicity; designing with nature: using permaculture design, eco-building, small-scale energy generation, waste-management, low-impact transport systems, etc; organic, locally-based food production and processing; reviving small-scale participatory governance, conflict facilitation, social inclusion and inter-generational community; creating a culture of peace, and holistic, whole person education.
In an age of diminishing oil supplies, the Briefing examines the lessons that we can learn from ecovillages to show us how to live in a more ecologically sound and sustainable way. The book includes examples of ecovillages in action.
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