Ecovillages Around the World
20 Regenerative Designs for Sustainable Communities
A beautiful, full-color book showcasing 20 best practice designs from ecovillages around the world
Over the last decade, Hildur Jackson in her role of Gaia Education Publications Coordinator guided the launch of the 4 Keys for Sustainable Communities Everywhere on the Planet– social design, ecological design, economic design and worldview. To complete the series, she wanted the 5th Key to be a beautiful book about the 20 best practice designs for ecovillages as a legacy of her passion for communities. This is her dream coming true, edited by Frederica Miller, supported by Gaia Trust and published by Findhorn Press.
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This set of postcards is a limited edition showcasing ecovillages from all around the world. It includes 18 beautiful binded postcards.
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Details about the book
Including more than 300 full-color photographs and diagrams, the book highlights 20 designs from ecovillages around the world to show how we can live lightly on the planet no matter where on earth we live. This book provides a view into the future. Its many diverse examples show solutions to particular times and places.
The chronological progression from oldest to newest shows an interesting development–from projects that originally had a more spiritual origin, like Findhorn, or socially responsible origins like Solheimar, to fully-fledged ecologically planned villages that provide ready-built homes for anyone and everyone interested in making a difference, like Hurdal and Permatopia.
Offering a visual tribute to the work ecovillages do to alleviate climate change, social conflict, and environmental damage, this beautiful book shows how we can live lightly on the planet no matter where on earth we live, in all climate zones and cultures. It demonstrates how ecovillages have already achieved the climate goals all of us are now striving toward through practical lifestyle changes that promote peaceful and joyful coexistence both among people and between people and nature.
Far from being only aesthetic choices, these changes give an increased quality of life, healthy homes, delicious organic food, playful interdependence, a meaningful connection to our living planet, and much more. Through their regenerative, sustainable, and peace-promoting practices, ecovillages continue the culture of traditional village living in a modern way that addresses the critical challenges of our time.
Edited by English-Norwegian Frederica Miller a qualified architect from the architectural school in Oslo (AHO) and a permaculture designer. With more than 30 years’ experience in ecologically-sound building and planning, she is a popular lecturer on these subjects and regularly holds courses. The author of Levende Hus [Living buildings] and the 10 Ecovillages in 10 years in Norway report, she was awarded Oslo’s Environmental Prize for her work in 2010.
Featured Ecovillages
“Ecovillages are the newest and most potent kind of intentional community. They unite two profound truths: human life is at its best in small, supportive, healthy communities and the only sustainable path for humanity is in the recovery and refinement of traditional community life.”
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