Why “ecovillage”?
There are ecovillages all throughout the world, and a global network to help them work together. By identifying our efforts as urban ecovillages we unite ourselves with the wider ecovillage movement so that we all may benefit from each other. Another reason is because community development projects often focus on social and economic factors, while missing the need to integrate our lives with the natural world. It is from the study of ecology that we have been able to move beyond the myth of independence to the understanding of interdependence. As Betrand Russell said, “its coexistence or noexistence.” EcoVillages come in many different forms, but they all maintain a dedication to helping foster a better relationship with our environment through intentionally creating community in a specific place.
