Ecovillages : new frontiers for sustainability / Jonathan Dawson ; foreword by Caroline Lucas.

Main entry:

Dawson, Jonathan, 1955-

Title & Author:

Ecovillages : new frontiers for sustainability / Jonathan Dawson ; foreword by Caroline Lucas.

Publication:

Totnes : Green Books, 2006.

Description:

94 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series:

Schumacher briefing ; no. 12

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Tracing the threads of the ecovillage tapestry -- 2. So, what do ecovillages look like? -- 3. Saying yes : beyond the politics of protest -- 4. Challenges -- 5. Cutting edges : ecovillages on the new frontiers of sustainability.
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Library copy: press release for the publication loosely inserted.

Summary:

"In recent years, ecovillages - local communities which aim to minimise their ecological impact but maximise human wellbeing and happiness - have proliferated worldwide. This Briefing describes the history and potential of the ecovillage movement."--Jacket.

ISBN:

1903998778 (pbk.)
9781903998779 (pbk.)

Subject:

Collective settlements.
Collective settlements Organization and administration.
Alternative lifestyles.
Environmental responsibility.
Communautés.
Communautés Organisation et administration.
Style de vie alternatif.
Responsabilité environnementale.
collective settlements.
Dorfgemeinschaft
Ökologische Bewegung
Lebensform
Bauökologie
Gemeinschaft
Biologischer Landbau
Naturschutz
Biologische Landwirtschaft
Alternativbewegung
Sustainable development

Form/genre:

Press releases.

Added entries:

Lucas, Caroline, 1960-
Schumacher Society (Great Britain)
Schumacher briefing ; no. 12.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260049
Call No.: BIB 190956
Status: Available

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