Cohousing-L Mailing List: 📙Announcing a new book :: Creating an Urban Ecovillage, A Model for Revitalizing Our Cities :: By Jim Schenk

[Neil Planchon (neil]

Hello everyone. I hope this message finds you well. I am posting Jim’s message 
on his behalf. His email is jschenk [at] imagoearth.org <mailto:jschenk [at] 
imagoearth.org>. With Jim’s permission, I reformatted it a bit, hyperlinked the 
links and changed the order of paragraphs. Neil :: coho-l admin. And now here 
is Jim’s message to us:

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Diana Leafe Christian recommended that I send you the info about my book. (She 
offers her insights in a Section of the book.)

 For Earth!
 Jim Schenk

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Creating an Urban Ecovillage: A Model for Revitalizing Our Cities By Jim Schenk

New Book Release: 
Author and urban sustainability visionary Jim Schenk is thrilled to announce 
the release of his latest book, "Creating an Urban Ecovillage: A Model for 
Revitalizing Our Cities.”

This groundbreaking work, published by Pine Run Press, offers an insightful and 
comprehensive guide to transforming urban environments into vibrant, 
eco-friendly communities. In "Creating an Urban Ecovillage," Jim Schenk draws 
upon his decades of experience in urban planning, sustainability, and community 
development to present a visionary blueprint for the future of urban living. 
This book explores innovative strategies for creating sustainable, 
interconnected communities within our cities.

About Jim Schenk:
Jim Schenk is an author, urban planner, and sustainability advocate with a 
passion for transforming urban environments into thriving, eco-conscious 
communities. Jim has worked on numerous sustainable urban development projects 
and has been a vocal proponent of creating more livable and environmentally 
responsible cities.

Key Highlights of the Book:
We need to view the Earth in a new way. The book reflects on the fact that 
humans are totally dependent on the Earth. We are Earth  We need to change our 
relationship to the Earth Community that we are a part. The ecovillage is a way 
to do this.Supporting people living sustainably. This is the eco aspect that 
runs through the book, the way we support each other to live ecologically, to 
live as if the Earth is a priority in our lives. It looks at the ways our urban 
ecovillage does this.Living as a community. This is the notion of the village. 
The book looks at many aspects of life, from raising children, to play, to 
supporting elders, and how we do these things in the ecovillage.

It isn’t all rosy. Conflict does happen. The book looks at ways conflict has 
been handled in the ecovillage.

Practical ideas for starting an ecovillage. The book presents ideas throughout 
with how the ecovillage itself functions, with a final chapter looking 
specifically at the way to start an ecovillage with both Jim’s and his friend 
Diana Leafe 
 
Target Audience
Jim Schenk's new book is a must-read for urban planners, environmentalists, 
community organizers, and anyone interested in creating a more sustainable and 
inclusive urban future. His visionary approach challenges the status quo and 
offers practical steps to transform our cities into vibrant, eco-conscious, and 
community-driven places to live.

 Author Jim Schenk commented, "I wrote this book to inspire and guide 
individuals and communities to take action and create positive change in our 
urban environments. Urban ecovillages hold the promise of a more sustainable 
and fulfilling way of life, and I'm excited to share this vision with the 
world."

How to Purchase:
"Creating an Urban Ecovillage: A Model for Revitalizing Our Cities is now 
available in bookstores and online retailers, including [Amazon, Barnes & 
Noble, and others].

Also at Jim’s author website:  
https://rjamesschenk.org/creating-an-urban-ecovillage/
Media Kit: https://bit.ly/ecovillagemediakit