INTENTIONAL
COMMUNITY
INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY
CHARACTERISTICS
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
COHOUSING COMMUNITY
LAND TRUST
ECOVILLAGE
COMMUNE
KIBBUTZ
COLLECTIVE FARMING
ASHRAM
HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE
INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY LINKS
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INTENTIONAL
COMMUNITY
An intentional community is a planned
residential community designed to
promote a much higher degree of social
interaction than other communities.
The members of an intentional community
typically hold a common:
social,
political
or spiritual vision.
They also share responsibilities and
resources. Intentional communities
include:
cohousing,
residential,
land trusts,
ecovillages,
communes,
kibbutzim,
ashrams,
housing cooperatives.
Typically, new members of an intentional
community are selected by the community's
existing membership, rather than by the
real-estate agents or land owners,
(if the land is not owned by the community).
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CHARACTERISTICS
The purposes of intentional communities
vary. They may include sharing resources,
creating family-oriented neighborhoods
and living ecologically sustainable
lifestyles, ecovillages.
Some communities are secular; others have
a spiritual basis. Commonly there is a
focus on egalitarian values. Other themes
are voluntary simplicity, interpersonal
growth and self-reliance.
Some communities provide services to
disadvantaged populations, for example,
war refugees, the homeless, or people
with developmental disabilities. Some
communities operate learning or health
centers.
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RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY
A residential community is a community,
usually a small town or city, that is
composed mostly of residents, as opposed
to commercial businesses and/or industrial
facilities, all three of which are
considered to be the three main types of
occupants of the typical community.
Residential communities are typically
communities that help support more
commercial or industrial communities
with consumers and workers; this
phenomenon is probably due to the fact
that some people prefer not to live in
an urban or industrial area, but rather
a suburban or rural setting.
For this reason, they are also called
dormitory towns or commuter towns.
Residential Community
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residential_community/
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COHOUSING
COMMUNITY
A cohousing community is a kind of
intentional community composed of
private homes with full kitchens,
supplemented by extensive common
facilities.
A cohousing community is planned,
owned and managed by the residents,
groups of people who want more
interaction with their neighbours.
Common facilities vary but usually
include a large kitchen and dining
room where residents can take turns
cooking for the community.
Other facilities may include a laundry,
pool, child care facilities, offices,
internet access, game room, TV room,
tool room or a gym.
Cohousing is a form of cooperative community
that is resident developed and run, and which
combines individual dwelling places with the
advantages of community living.
Cohousing communities combine the advantages
of private homes with the benefits of more
sustainable living, including shared common
facilities and ongoing connections with
neighbors.
Cohousing Association of
the United States
http://www.cohousing.org/
Cohousing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohousing/
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LAND
TRUST
In common law legal systems, a trust
is an arrangement whereby money or
property is owned and managed by one
person (or persons, or organisations)
for the benefit of another.
A trust is created by a settlor, who
entrusts some or all of his property
to people of his choice (the trustees).
In the United States, the settlor is
also called the trustor, grantor, donor,
or creator.
Land Trust
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_%28property%29/
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ECOVILLAGES
Ecovillages are intended to be socially,
economically and ecologically sustainable
intentional communities.
Most aim for a population of 50-150
individuals because this size is
considered to be the maximum social
network according to findings from
sociology and anthropology.
Larger ecovillages of up to 2,000
individuals may, however, exist as
networks of smaller "ecomunicipalities"
or subcommunities to create an ecovillage
model that allows for social networks
within a broader foundation of support.
Ecovillage members are united by shared
ecological, social or spiritual values.
An ecovillage is often composed of
people who have chosen an alternative
to centralized power, water and sewage
systems.
Many see the breakdown of traditional forms
of community, wasteful consumerist lifestyles,
the destruction of natural habitat, urban
sprawl, factory farming, and over-reliance on
fossil fuels, as trends that must be changed
to avert ecological disaster.
They see small-scale communities with minimal
ecological impact as an alternative. However,
such communities often cooperate with peer
villages in networks of their own.
This model of collective action is similar to
that of Ten Thousand Villages, which supports
the fair trade of goods worldwide.
Ecovillage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecovillage/
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COMMUNE
A commune is a kind of intentional
community where most resources are
shared and there is little or no
personal property (as opposed a
community that only shares housing).
Eastern religious communes,
Christian communes,
Psychological communes
(based on mystical or
gestalt principles)
Rehabilitational communes,
Cooperative communes,
Alternative-family communes,
Countercultural communes
("hippies")
Political communes,
Spiritual communes,
Of course, many communal ventures
encompass more than one of these
categorizations.
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KIBBUTZ
A kibbutz, kibbutzim:
"gathering"
"together",
is an Israeli collective
intentional community.
Although other countries have had
communal enterprises, in no other
country have voluntary collective
communities played as important a
role as the kibbutzim in Israel.
Their importance can be traced to
the creation of the Israeli state,
and continue to the present day.
Combining socialism and Zionism in
a form of practical Labor Zionism,
the kibbutzim are a unique Israeli
experiment, and part of one of the
largest communal movements in
history.
The kibbutzim were founded in a time
when independent farming was not
practical.
Kibbutz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbutz/
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COLLECTIVE
FARMING
Collective farming regards a system
of agricultural organization in which
farm laborers are not compensated via
wages. Rather, the workers receive a
share of the farm's net productivity.
Collective farming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_farming/
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ASHRAM
An Ashram in ancient India was a
Hindu hermitage where sages lived
in peace and tranquility amidst
nature.
Spiritual and physical exercises,
such as the various forms of Yoga,
were regularly performed by the
hermitage residents.
Ashrams were usually located far
from human habitation, inside
forests or mountainous regions,
amidst refreshing natural
surroundings conducive to
spiritual instruction and
meditation.
Ashram
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashram/
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HOUSING
CO-OPERATIVE
A housing co-operative is a legal
entity, usually a corporation, that
owns real estate, one or more
residential buildings.
Each shareholder in the legal entity
is granted the right to occupy one
housing unit, sometimes subject to an
Occupancy Agreement, which is similar
to a lease.
The Occupancy agreement
specifies the co-op's
rules.
Housing Cooperative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_cooperative/
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INTENTIONAL
COMMUNITY
LINKS
5 Home DIY Projects That Save Money
http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2015/06/25/5-diy-projects-save-money
Awaken Foundation
http://www.awakenfoundation.org/
BBC Homebuyers Guide
http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/23623491
Buying or Selling Your Home in the UK
http://www.gov.uk/buy-sell-your-home/overview
Cohousing Association
http://www.cohousing.org/
Confederation of
Co-operative Housing, UK
http://www.cch.coop/
Co-oporative Association
Ontario
http://www.ontario.coop/
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
http://www.dancingrabbit.org/
Diggers Dreamers
http://www.diggersanddreamers.org.uk/
Directory of Intentional Communities
and Ecovillages in Europe
http://www.eurotopia.de/
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Earthaven Ecovillage
http://www.earthaven.org/
EcoNomads
http://www.economads.com/
The Ecovillage Model
http://www.habiter-autrement.org/
Energy Saver Guide: Tips to Save Money and Energy At Home
http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/energy-saver-guide-tips-saving-money-and-energy-home
THE FARM
http://www.thefarm.org/
Fix-It 101: The Fix-It Literacy Guide
http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/how-to-fix-it-yourself-101/
GREEN BUILDER
http://www.greenbuilder.com/
Heathcote
http://www.heathcote.org/
Housing Corporation
http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/
Intentional Communities
http://www.ic.org/
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Intentional Community and
Ecovillage Database
http://www.icdb.org/
The Intentional
Communities website
http://www.ic.org/
Inter Cooperative Council
http://www.icc.coop/
International Co-operative Alliance
http://www.coop.org/housing/
Lost Valley Intentional
Community & Educational Center
http://www.lostvalley.org/
National Association of
Housing Cooperatives
http://www.coophousing.org/
National Landlords Association Guide to Renting
http://www.landlords.org.uk/tenants/guide-to-renting
North American Students
of Cooperation (NASCO)
http://www.nasco.coop/
Permaculture Magazine
http://www.permaculture.co.uk/
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STUDENTS COOP
http://www.studentscoop.org/
Sustainable Community Development
http://www.context.org/
Twin Oaks
Intentional Community
http://www.twinoaks.org/
Urban Homesteading
Assistance Board
http://www.uhab.org/
Windward
http://www.windward.org/
Your Rights to Health & Safety: A Guide for Tenants and their Home
http://propertyinvestmentsuk.co.uk/your-rights-to-health-safety-a-guide-for-tenants-their-home/
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