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Solarpunk is a relatively new eco-futurist, mixed genre speculative movement and subgenre focused on envisioning a positive future beyond scarcity and hierarchy, in which humanity is reintegrated with nature, and technology is used for human-centric and ecocentric purposes.^[1] The term "solarpunk" is generally credited to the user missolivialouise on the popular social blogging platform Tumblr in August 2014;^[2]^[3] though it appears to have also been coined by several different people independently in the early 2010s.

Solarpunk arose within the larger movement of cyberpunk, steampunk, biopunk, and related subgenres.^[4] It distinguishes itself from these other movements by being less gritty and more optimistic. In particular it contrasts greatly with postcyberpunk, which accepts the world we have and the systems that support it like globalization, industrialization, and exploiting resources in slightly-less-bad ways. Solarpunk aims to subvert those systems and replace them with ones that work better in the long-term through local communities, supporting artisans, and living sustainably.

Solarpunk fiction is usually set in a semi-utopian future, either near-term or long-term or more rarely the far past. As in other genres of speculative fiction fantastical elements are common; for example: solar-sail-powered, bio-plastic flying ships or organisms reminiscent of mythical creatures, probably genetic engineered.

Solarpunk has a distinct set of aesthetics. Greens, earth tones, and bright yellows, golds, whites, silvers and blues predominate the color palette. Buildings and machines have organic shapes and integrate plants into their forms. Light, loose-fitting garments typify solarpunk fashion. However, cosplay has not yet played a large role as in steampunk.

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[1] ttp://kdhume.tumblr.com/post/108932813682/7-reasons-why-solarpunk-is-the-most-important

[2] ttp://missolivialouise.tumblr.com/post/94374063675/heres-a-thing-ive-had-around-in-my-head-for-a

[3] ttps://medium.com/@andrewdhudson/on-the-political-dimensions-of-solarpunk-c5a7b4bf8df4#.tryikgusv

[4] ttp://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/city/life/215749-solarpunk

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-'''Solarpunk''' is a relatively new eco-futurist, mixed genre speculative movement and subgenre focused on envisioning a positive future [[Post scarcity|beyond scarcity]] and hierarchy, where humanity is reintegrated with nature and technology is used for human-centric and ecocentric purposes.<ref>http://kdhume.tumblr.com/post/108932813682/7-reasons-why-solarpunk-is-the-most-important</ref>
+'''Solarpunk''' is a relatively new eco-futurist, mixed genre speculative movement and subgenre focused on envisioning a positive future [[Post scarcity|beyond scarcity]] and hierarchy, in which humanity is reintegrated with nature, and technology is used for human-centric and ecocentric purposes.<ref>http://kdhume.tumblr.com/post/108932813682/7-reasons-why-solarpunk-is-the-most-important</ref> The term "solarpunk" is generally credited to the user ''missolivialouise'' on the popular social blogging platform Tumblr in August 2014;<ref>http://missolivialouise.tumblr.com/post/94374063675/heres-a-thing-ive-had-around-in-my-head-for-a</ref><ref>https://medium.com/@andrewdhudson/on-the-political-dimensions-of-solarpunk-c5a7b4bf8df4#.tryikgusv</ref> though it appears to have also been coined by several different people independently in the early 2010s.
-The term "solarpunk" is generally credited to the user ''missolivialouise'' on the popular social blogging platform Tumblr in August 2014;<ref>http://missolivialouise.tumblr.com/post/94374063675/heres-a-thing-ive-had-around-in-my-head-for-a</ref><ref>https://medium.com/@andrewdhudson/on-the-political-dimensions-of-solarpunk-c5a7b4bf8df4#.tryikgusv</ref> though it appears to have also been coined by several different people independently in the early 2010s. It is a literary, aesthetic, and artistic subgenre  created in the wake of cyberpunk and its other derivatives biopunk and steampunk.<ref>http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/city/life/215749-solarpunk</ref>
+Solarpunk arose within the larger movement of cyberpunk, steampunk, biopunk, and related subgenres.<ref>http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/city/life/215749-solarpunk</ref> It distinguishes itself from these other movements by being less gritty and more optimistic. In particular it contrasts greatly with postcyberpunk, which accepts the world we have and the systems that support it like globalization, industrialization, and exploiting resources in slightly-less-bad ways. Solarpunk aims to subvert those systems and replace them with ones that work better in the long-term through local communities, supporting artisans, and living sustainably.
-Other aspects of Solarpunk include a semi-[[utopian]] setting, usually set "Twenty Minutes Into the Future", Near/Far Future or rarely put unintentioned Far Past. Adding 'fantastic' elements like futuristic plastic flying ships used from solar sails/engine or probably genetic engineered "mythical" and human-animal hybird creatures as proposed examples as depends what story (that contain once again sci-fantasy or just any subgenre of fantasy) influenced from.
+Solarpunk fiction is usually set in a semi-[[utopian]] future, either near-term or long-term or more rarely the far past. As in other genres of speculative fiction fantastical elements are common; for example: solar-sail-powered, bio-plastic flying ships or organisms reminiscent of mythical creatures, probably [[Genetically modified organisms|genetic engineered]].
-In contrast to postcyberpunk, which saw the Cyberpunk movement and came to different conclusions. Postcyberpunk accepts the world we have and the systems that support it like globalization, industrialization, and exploiting resources in slightly-less-bad ways. Meanwhile, solarpunk aims to subvert those systems and replace them with ones that work better in the long-term through local communities, supporting artisans, and living sustainably.
+Solarpunk has a distinct set of aesthetics. Greens, earth tones, and bright yellows, golds, whites, silvers and blues predominate the color palette. Buildings and machines have organic shapes and integrate plants into their forms. Light, loose-fitting garments typify solarpunk fashion. However, cosplay has not yet played a large role as in steampunk.
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