EcoVillage at Ithaca (eBook)

Pioneering a Sustainable Culture

Liz Walker (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2005
256 Seiten
New Society Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-55092-307-0 (ISBN)

Infos

By delving into the heart of lived experience at this ecologically oriented community, this book provides a glimpse of one possible positive future for the planet: small-scale organic farming, a village of cohousing neighborhoods, green building, intergenerational living, meaningful celebrations, and hands-on education.

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The compelling story of an internationally recognized example of sustainable development. In a world filled with stories of environmental devastation and social dysfunction, EcoVillage at Ithaca is a refreshing and hopeful look at a modern-day village that is taking an integrated approach to addressing these problems. This book tells the story of life at EcoVillage at Ithaca, an internationally recognized example of sustainable development. It transports the reader into the midst of a vibrant community that includes co-housing neighborhoods, small-scale organic farming, land preservation, green building, energy alternatives and hands-on education. By integrating proven social and environmental alternatives into a living model, EcoVillage at Ithaca provides a rare glimpse into one possibleand positivefuture for the planet. EcoVillage at Ithaca delves into the heart of the lived experience at this innovative community. It provides a warm, personal and reflective look at what it is like to create a sustainable culture. The book tells in-depth stories about an integrated way of life: Running a family farm Creating "e;invented celebrations"e; The poignancy of a home birth, as well as a conscious death Community work parties Dramatic examples of personal transformation At the same time, as one chapter states, ';This is not Utopia,' and the struggles and conflicts inherent in any community endeavor are not glossed over. Human scale, accessible and inspiring, the example of EcoVillage at Ithaca will help readers imagine fresh alternatives to ';life as usual.' It will appeal to all who are hungry to learn about successful working models of a more sustainable approach to living with each other and the earth. Liz Walker co-founded and has directed EcoVillage at Ithaca since its inception in 1991 and has lived there with her family since the first buildings were completed. She has worked on all aspects of the community's development and has written and lectured widely on the topic.

Autor

lt;p> Liz Walker co-founded and has directed EcoVillage at Ithaca since its inception in 1991, and has lived there with her family since the first buildings were completed. She has worked on all aspects of the community's development, and has written and lectured widely on the topic.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Duane Elgin
Introduction

CHAPTER ONE: HOW IT ALL STARTED
The Global Walk
The Envisioning Retreat
Buying the Land

CHAPTER TWO: PEOPLE AND THE LAND
Ithaca
The Land Use Planning Process
Paying Off the Land

CHAPTER THREE: WEST HAVEN FARM
Jen and John
Farming and Finances
Working on the Farm
CSA Pickup

CHAPTER FOUR: LIVING IN COMMUNITY
The Cohousing Model
Growing Pains
Famous Fried Tofu
... and the Beach Party
Invented Celebrations

CHAPTER FIVE: IT’S NOT UTOPIA: CONFLICT AND COMMUNICATION
Communication
Conflict

CHAPTER SIX: THE CYCLE OF LIFE
Birth and Death at EcoVillage
Life Passages
Personal Transformations
"Deepening Relationships" Groups

CHAPTER SEVEN: THE "ECO" IN ECOVILLAGE
The Big Picture
Green Building
FROG and SONG: Choices and Consequences
Recycling
Influencing Friends and Neighbors

CHAPTER EIGHT: CREATING THE "VILLAGE" IN ECOVILLAGE
Getting Us Together
The "Crux of the Matter" Party
Sharing the Load, Sharing the Glory: The Benefits of Shared Leadership
Revisiting the Vision

CHAPTER NINE: LEARNING AND TEACHING
Community Education: Learning from the Inside Out
Sharing Our Learning
Partnership Education: Creating the Basis for Institutional Change
International Ecovillage Education

CHAPTER TEN: SPREADING THE WORD
The People Connection
Sister Village
The Allure of Village Life
Working with the Media

CHAPTER ELEVEN: ASSESSING THE PRESENT, PLANNING THE FUTURE
How Are We Doing?
Dream Projects
Ecovillages and the World: What We Have to Offer

GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
ECOVILLAGE AT ITHACA TIMELINE
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2009
• Verlagsort: Gabriola Island
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• Schlagworte: co housing neighborhoods • compelling story of sustainable development • Ecovillage • energy alternatives • Green Building • hands on education • inspiring • land preservation • small scale organic farming • struggles and conflicts • sustainability • vibrant community
• ISBN-10: 1-55092-307-2 / 1550923072
• ISBN-13: 978-1-55092-307-0 / 9781550923070