[PDF] Community Bookshelf eBook

Author : Diana Leafe Christian
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 25,2 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0865714711

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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 revitalized 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. Recognizing that a wealth of wisdom were contained in these experiences, she set out to distill and capture them in one place. Creating a Life Together is the only resource available that provides step-by-step, practical "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.

Author : Michael Sandler
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 41,40 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617723053

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Describes some of the most unusual buildings in the world, including a hotel built of salt and an office building that looks like a basket, and compares their various features to similar characteristics of other things.

Author : St. Louis Public Library
Publisher :
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 39,13 MB
Release : 1923
Category :
ISBN :

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"Teachers' bulletin", vol. 4- issued as part of v. 23, no. 9-

Author : Fellowship for Intentional Community
Publisher :
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 17,55 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Collective settlements
ISBN :

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An "international community" is made up of a group of people who live or work together in pursuit of a common ideal or vision. This guide includes more than 700 listings of communities around the world, maps of those located in North America, 33 illustrated articles about community living, a resources section with indices, and more.

Author : Hildur Jackson
Publisher : Permanent Publications
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 15,88 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781856230148

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28 contributors each offer a chapter giving their experiences and techniques for resolving conflict in communities across the globe.