How is Sustainability and Resiliency Actualized in Cohousing | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Alice Alexander (alicecohousgmail.com) | |
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 13:11:20 -0700 (PDT) |
“Building Resilient, Sustainable Communities” is the theme of the 2017 National Cohousing Conference. This theme incorporates both living green (energy efficiency, shared resources and greener building) and also community (how community sustains us for measurably healthier lifestyles). Sustainability and resiliency have many connotations and applications. From wikipedia “In ecology, sustainability is the capacity to endure; it is how biological systems remain diverse and productive indefinitely….. Sustainability can also be defined as a socio-ecological process characterized by the pursuit of a common ideal.” I open up to coho-l readers: how is sustainability and its cousin resiliency actualized in cohousing? I will be compiling examples and perspectives - to help inform how we develop the 2017 conference program and also to serve as a resource and inspiration for our cohousing world. Reply here to spark the conversation, or email aliceCohoUS [at] gmail.com: from examples (what resources do you share and how does that work?) to complex visioning (how are you preparing for climate change?) to how your community’s sustainability values and practices personally affect you (are you healthier? feel more secure? why?). Also: perspectives on the intersection of sustainability and cohousing: is this an unattainable ideal? How do we approach the social challenges of local laws and zoning, or resistance within our communities of ethical consumerism? As a resilient community, what maintains you through crises? A wide conversation yes; I’m looking forward to hearing from you. -- Alice Alexander Executive Director http://www.cohousing.org [image: The Cohousing Association]
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How is Sustainability and Resiliency Actualized in Cohousing Alice Alexander, July 4 2016
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Re: How is Sustainability and Resiliency Actualized in Cohousing Kathryn McCamant, July 5 2016
- Re: How is Sustainability and Resiliency Actualized in Cohousing Tiffany Lee Brown, July 6 2016
- Re: How is Sustainability and Resiliency Actualized in Cohousing John Richmond, July 6 2016
- Re: How is Sustainability and Resiliency Actualized in Cohousing John Richmond, July 6 2016
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Re: How is Sustainability and Resiliency Actualized in Cohousing Kathryn McCamant, July 5 2016
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