Ecovillages

with the goal of becoming more socially, intentional communitiesareEcovillages150 –50Some aim for a population of . sustainableeconomically and ecologically

individuals. Larger ecovillages of up to 2,000 individuals exist as networks of smaller subcommunities to create an ecovillage model that allows for social networks within a broader foundation of support. Certain ecovillages have grown by the nearby addition of others, not necessarily members, settling on the periphery of the ecovillage and effectively participating in the ecovillage community.

-culturalandeconomic-social,ecologicalmembers are united by sharedEcovillageis often composed of people who have chosen an ecovillageAn ]1[values.spiritual

alternative to centralized electrical, water, and sewage systems. Many see the breakdown lifestyles, the destruction of consumeristof traditional forms of community, wastefulreliance on fossil fuels, as trends -and over, factory farming,urban sprawlnatural habitat,

that must be changed to avert ecological disaster.as an alternative. minimal ecological impactscale communities with-see smallEcovillages

However, such communities often cooperate with peer villages in networks of their own is similar collective actionfor an example). This model ofNetworkEcovillageGlobal see(

of goods worldwide.fair tradewhich supports the, Ten Thousand Villagesto that of

Ecovillages

Eco-Village Wroclaw

Ecovillages

Eco-village urban perspective

Eco-Village Wroclaw

Ecovillages

Eco-village urban structure

Eco-Village Wroclaw

Ecovillages

Eco Village “Coral Reef” by Vincent Callebaut

Ecovillages

Eco Village “Coral Reef” by Vincent Callebaut

Ecovillages

Eco Village “Coral Reef” by Vincent Callebaut

Ecovillages

Eco Village “Coral Reef” by Vincent Callebaut

Ecovillages

Eco Village “Coral Reef” by Vincent Callebaut

Ecovillages

Eco Village “Coral Reef” by Vincent Callebaut

Ecovillages

Eco Village “Coral Reef” by Vincent Callebaut