Creating a Life Together - Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities (Paperback, New ed)

An intentional community is a group of people who have chosen to live or work together in pursuit of a common ideal or vision. An ecovillage is a village-scale intentional community that intends to create, ecological, social, economic, and spiritual sustainability over several generations. The 90s saw a revitalised surge of interest in intentional communities and ecovillages in North America: the number of intentional communities listed in the Communities Directory increased 60 percent between 1990 and 1995. But only 10 percent of the actual number of forming-community groups actually succeeded. Ninety percent failed, often in conflict and heartbreak. After visiting and interviewing founders of dozens of successful and failed communities, along with her own forming-community experiences, the author concluded that 'the successful 10 percent' had all done the same five or six things right, and 'the unsuccessful 90 percent' had made the same handful of mistakes. Recognising that a wealth of wisdom were contained in these experiences, she set out to distil and capture them in one place. 'how-to' information on how to launch and sustain a successful ecovillage or intentional community. Through anecdotes, stories, and cautionary tales about real communities, and by profiling seven successful communities in depth, the book examines 'the successful 10 percent' and why 90 percent fail; the role of community founders; getting a group off to a good start; vision and vision documents; decision-making and governance; agreements; legal options; finding, financing, and developing land; structuring a community economy; selecting new members; and communication, process, and dealing well with conflict. Sample vision documents, community agreements, and visioning exercises are included, along with abundant resources for learning more.

General

Imprint:	New Society Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Diana Leafe Christian
Foreword by:	Patch Adams
Dimensions:	230 x 184 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	250
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-86571-471-7
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-86571-471-1
Barcode:	9780865714717

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