Ecovillage living : restoring the earth and her people / edited by Hildur Jackson and Karen Svensson. - 181 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Most contributors are members of the Global Ecovillage Network.

Includes bibliographical references.

The Ecological Dimension: 1. Permaculture ; 2. Wilderness, biodiversity, Earth restoration ; 3. Local organic, food production, consumption and recirculation ; 4. Ecological building, renewable energy, infrastructure, local water care ; Green business at ecovillages ; The Social Dimension: 1. Sustainable abundance, voluntary simplicity, local economics ; 2. Modernizing welfare, integrating all ; 3. Building communities ; 4. Healthy lifestyle ; 5. Teaching and communication -- The Cultural-Spiritual Dimension: 1. Creativity and personal unfolding ; Spirituality ; Celebrating life, cultures, and nature ; Holistic worldview ; Localization, bioregionalism -- Ecovillages in the Southern Hemisphere -- The Process of Creating an Ecovillage -- Expanding the Ecovillage Concept -- Resorces.

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Environmental responsibility.
Community development--Environmental aspects
Collective settlements--Environmental aspects
Communal living--Environmental aspects
Sustainable development.
Villages--Environmental aspects
Human ecology
Deep ecology.
Green movement.
Environmentalism.

GE195.7 / .E37 2002

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