Essays about: "Swedish ecovillages"

Found 2 essays containing the words Swedish ecovillages.

1. 1. Where there is a will, there is a way : Exploring the financial viability of Swedish ecovillages

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Maxence Mauraisin; Amir AlAfndi; [2020]
   Keywords : Ecovillage; community; alternative organization; grassroots innovation;

   Abstract : Background: The myriads of environmental and social predicaments that came together with the rise of energy consumption and global capitalism now calls for a radical paradigm shift. Though this shift has been discussed over the last few decades under the concept of “sustainable development”, it appears that the focus has merely been put on “sustaining the unsustainable”. READ MORE

3. 2. Decision Making for Strategic Sustainable Development in Selected Swedish Ecovillages

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

   Author : Delfin Yılmaz; Kirill Kazbekov; Merve Titiz; [2011]
   Keywords : Strategic sustainable development; Sustainable community development; Participatory decision making; Decision making in ecovillages; Swedish ecovillages; Social sustainability;

   Abstract : Despite of significant role of collective decision making in strategic community development towards sustainability, this area is seen to be generally underestimated by community planners and ecovillage members, comparing with, for example, legal, financial and technological aspects of community life. This study aims to understand how Strategic Sustainable Development (SSD) perspective can contribute to decision making procedures in ecovillages in Sweden. READ MORE