Research Catalog

Title

EcoVillage at Ithaca : pioneering a sustainable culture / Liz Walker.

Author

Walker, Liz, 1953-

Publication

Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, ©2005.

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Details

Description

xvii, 236 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"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. It tells the story of life at EcoVillage at Ithaca, an internationally recognized example of sustainable development. Transporting the reader into the midst of a vibrant community that includes cohousing neighborhoods, small-scale organic farming, land preservation, green building, energy alternatives and hands-on education, this living model provides a rare glimpse into one possible - and positive - future for the planet."--Jacket

Alternative Title

Eco village at Ithaca

Subject

• Sustainable development > New York (State) > Ithaca
• Land use, Rural > Environmental aspects > New York (State) > Ithaca
• Collective settlements > New York (State) > Ithaca
• Community development > Environmental aspects > New York (State) > Ithaca
• Environmental management > New York (State) > Ithaca
• Environmental management
• Collective settlements
• Community development > Environmental aspects
• Land use, Rural > Environmental aspects
• Sustainable development
• Hållbar utveckling > Förenta staterna > New York > Ithaca
• Ekologiskt boende > Förenta staterna > New York > Ithaca
• Landsbygdsutveckling > Förenta staterna > New York > Ithaca
• New York (State) > Ithaca

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Foreword / Duane Elgin -- How It All Started -- The Global Walk -- The Envisioning Retreat -- Buying the Land -- People and the Land -- Ithaca -- The Land Use Planning Process -- Paying Off the Land -- West Haven Farm -- Jen and John -- Farming and Finances -- Working on the Farm -- CSA Pickup -- Living in Community -- The Cohousing Model -- Growing Pains -- Famous Fried Tofu -- ... and the Beach Party -- Invented Celebrations -- It's Not Utopia: Conflict and Communication -- Communication -- Conflict -- The Cycle of Life -- Birth and Death at EcoVillage -- Life Passages -- Personal Transformations -- "Deepening Relationships" Groups -- The "Eco" in EcoVillage -- The Big Picture -- Green Building -- FROG and SONG: Choices and Consequences -- Recycling -- Influencing Friends and Neighbors -- 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 -- Learning and Teaching -- Community Education: Learning from the Inside Out -- Sharing Our Learning -- Partnership Education: Creating the Basis for Institutional Change -- International Ecovillage Education -- Spreading the Word -- The People Connection -- Sister Village -- The Allure of Village Life -- Working with the Media -- Assessing the Present, Planning the Future -- How Are We Doing? -- Dream Projects -- Ecovillages and the World: What We Have to Offer -- EcoVillage at Ithaca Timeline.

ISBN

• 0865715246
• 9780865715240

LCCN

2005434016

OCLC

• ocm60567008
• 60567008
• SCSB-14703849

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library