Global Projects and Resources
Whats happening here, and overseas
Networks
Global
Eco-Village Network (GEN)
This is a Danish based site of the Gaia trust whose purpose
is to faciiltate Eco-Village Development world wide. Their web site traffic
is growing at a rapid rate with 250,000 visits per month. They also commissioned
the book Eco-Villages and Sustainable communities (1991) by R. Gillman/
Context Institute.
GEN
Oceania
Local branch of GEN, based in Austrailia.
Cohousing in Australia
A page by Graham Meltzer, also one by Hans Tilstra.
Eco-Village
Network of the Americas
US branch of GEN, based around The Farm and the
Eco-village training centre.
The Cohousing Network
This is an American site and can hook you up with US
projects and numerous other resources based on the recent surge of cohousing
there following the publication of McCamant and Durrett's (1994) book Cohousing-A
Contemporary Approach to housing ourselves.
Canadian Cohousing Network
Email lists More Lists
A long list of email lists to join, as if you didnt already spend enough hours in front of the screen.
Selected Projects
Cascade
Cohousing Tasmania
This is our closest existing cohousing project, completed
recently. It is an urban project and with legal and planning systems close
to ours, possibly someone you want to make friends with!
Halifax
Eco-City Project
A very exciting project looking a lot more like going
now than it did. The concept includes several hundred homes in downtown
Adelaide, but mixed use with shops etc anf fully self contained wastewater
and energy wise.
Eco-Village
at Ithaca
In New York state a large village is underway comprising
several cohousing neighbourhoods adjoining its own horticultural land. Also
exciting.
Los
Angeles Eco Village
Not sure where this convoluted tale is up to. Judging
by their website they have done a lot of good along the way!
Kookabuura
Park
Permaculture Village lot development in Queensland, several
hundred lots or so.
Crystal
Waters
'Worlds first Permaculturevillage' near Maleny in Queensland,
Austrailia. Built 10 or so years ago now.
Jarlanbah Permaculture Village?
Their web site seems to keep moving?. Permaculture Village
built recently near Nimbin northern NSW.
Miscallaneous
Sorry, these are a bit unorganised!
Context Institute
Permaculture International Journal
The Farm
Findhorn
Intentional Communities
Permaculture Pages
Welcome to the Green Map System
Sustainable Seattle
Permaculture Global Assistance Network
GreenNet Australia - Environmental Directory
ACID - The Australian Community's Independent Directory
Friends of the Earth International
US Environmental Protection Agency
Green Pages - The Global Directory for Environmental Technology
Green Pages - the Environmental Data Directory
Green Pages: Case Studies
Urbanfutures.
Sustainable Culture Info
World Game Institute: Worldometers
New Zealand Planning Institute
Congress for the New Urbanism
Centre for Alternative Technology
Virtual Library: Sustainable Development
Urban Ecology
The Center for Livable Communities
Cohousing Research and Education--Australia
Tucson Neighborhood Development Corporation
Permaculture International Journal Home Page
Gesundheit! Institute
Permaculture Resources at CSF
Permaculture Pages
Introduction to Permaculture
International Institute for Ecological Agriculture
Twin Cities Free-Net
Community Eco-Design Network (CEN)
Community Housing Associations in South Australia
Intentional Communities Resource Page
Intentional Communities Web Site: Home Page
CSF
The Foundation for Community Encouragement
Intentional Communities Resource Page
TOES USA
New Economics Foundation
LETS Systems
Grassroots Economic Organizing Newsletter
Treaty of Waitangi 1840
Better World New Zealand
New Zealand People + Places
Auckland University
Building Biology and Ecology Institute of New Zealand
Waitakere City Sustainable Home Guidelines
Law Commission of New Zealand
Got any other good links gathering dust in your bookmarks?
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