Governance, Decision-making and Social Systems

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• Cohousing [Appropedia page].

• • Australia "continuum of care" ecovillage planned. https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/luxurious-abadi-gaia-leads-in-sustainable-senior-living
  • Specializing in aging populations: https://www.cfpublic.org/housing-homelessness/2024-06-04/intentional-community-west-orlando-making-difference-older-adults
  • Sustainable Economies Law Center, Aging Cooperatively [Electronic article], https://www.theselc.org/aging_cooperatively.
  • (quoting from https://www.cfpublic.org/housing-homelessness/2024-06-04/intentional-community-west-orlando-making-difference-older-adults).
    • "intentional communities . . . allow residents a say in how their community grows and operates."
    • "Intentional communities are sprouting up all across the U.S. with different goals and targeting different demographics. What often connects them is a focus on marginalized groups. "Historians have laid out the origins of intentional communities as part of the “social fabric of American life,” getting its start in the 1800s, as self-selecting communities were built upon similar values and religious beliefs – one example is Mormon communes, when members of the church migrated west in the 1840s. "After World War II, anti-war sentiments began taking shape in California and Oregon as communes called “alternative communities,” many done in protest and for self-sustainability. "A resurgence has emerged in the last 10 years, peaking after the lockdowns of COVID-19, when many found themselves navigating a worsening housing crisis amid isolation orders, forcing many into housing insecurity and cohabitation. "In Oregon, Bridge Meadows is a trauma-informed community serving foster families. Executive Director Derenda Schubert has said intentional communities, especially for older adults, should provide universal access to safe, intergenerational housing, where open, shared spaces help bring it all together. It’s a holistic approach."

• • https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/02/live-a-queer-intentional-community-northern-california-20938881/

• • Vanguard, in Virginia: https://vanguardlanding.org/

• • Ecovillage project in Tanzania, especially built to house orphan girls. https://yourherefordshire.co.uk/all/featured-articles/news-herefords-nmite-takes-sustainable-practices-global-with-tanzania-project/

FINDING COMMUNITY

• Lauren Minis and Cynthia Tina, 2024, Ultimate List of Facebook Groups to Help You Find Community [Electronic article], Community Finders, https://communityfinders.com/facebook-groups-to-help-you-find-community/

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• The New Climate (online magazine behind a pay wall):
  • Buen Vivir ... a positive framing for degrowth. https://medium.com/the-new-climate/introducing-buen-vivir-the-good-life-and-socio-eco-wellbeing-2148cd634770 OPEN SOURCE LINKS: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2024&q=buen+vivir+sustainable+development&hl=en&as_sdt=0,23 https://www.academia.edu/search?langs=en&q=%22Buen%20Vivir%22&years=2022,2024 https://www.researchgate.net/search.Search.html?query=%22Buen+Vivir%22&type=publication&subfilter%5BstartYear%5D=2023
  • Ikigai -- the Japanese concept of personal fulfillment, and how it relates to climate action. Ikigai: Our Best Ally in Climate Activism? How to turn the Japanese concept of personal fulfillment into climate action. https://medium.com/the-new-climate/ikigai-our-best-ally-in-climate-activism-9db0c8dd6d77 OPEN SOURCE LINKS: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2023&q=ikigai+framework&hl=en&as_sdt=0,23 https://www.academia.edu/search?langs=en&q=Ikigai&years=2023,2024 https://www.researchgate.net/search.Search.html?query=Ikigai&type=publication&subfilter%5BstartYear%5D=2023
• Runge, Emma, and Amanda Dewey. 2024. "Issue in Focus: Benchmarking Local Governments’ Equity-Related Clean Energy Actions" [Electronic article], American Council for an Energy Efficient Environment (ACEEE), https://www.aceee.org/policy-brief/2024/07/issue-focus-benchmarking-local-governments-equity-related-clean-energy-actions
• Cobb Hill Cohousing (Vermont), Governance [Web page, retrieved March 2024], https://www.cobbhill.org/governance
  • Cobb Hill Cohousing (Vermont), Common Rules and Agreements [Web page, retrieved March 2024], https://www.cobbhill.org/common-rules-and-agreements
  • Cobb Hill Cohousing (Vermont) Bylaws.