Eko Köyler

by Karen T. Litfin, Pınar Ercan (Translator)

Tek tek bizler nasıl bir değişim yapabiliriz? Profesör Karen Litfin bu temel soruya yanıt vermek için dünyadaki pek çok eko-köyü ziyaret etti. Kırsal alanlardan kentlere, yüksek teknolojilerden düşük teknolojilere, ruhanilerden sekülerlere kadar tabandan yukarıya pozitif ve radikal değişimler yapan gözden kaçmış küresel bir hareketi keşfetti. Karen Litfin iham verici ve öngörülerle dolu kitabında, bu sürdürülebilir yaşam tecrübelerindeki eşsiz deneyimi dört geniş pencere vasıtasıyla paylaşıyor: ekoloji, ekonomi, topluluk ve bilinç. Söz konusu olan yalnızca başka bir dünyanın mümkün olması değil; bunun, bütün dünyadaki mikro alanlarda şimdiden doğmasıdır. “Eko-köyler yıllardan bu yana düşük karbonlu bir post-büyüme toplumu oluşturmak için mikro-laboratuvarlar olarak hareket etmiştir. Fakat bizler onlardan ne öğrenebiliriz? İşte Karen Litfin bunların yanıtlarını aradığı yolculuğunu bizimle paylaşıyor.” Rob Hopkıns, The Transition Handbook’un yazarı “Eko-köyler yalnızca karbon artışını, türlerin azalmasını ve dünyamızın toksikleşmesini nasıl ele alacağımızı değil, tek bir dünyada keyifli bir şekilde nasıl birlikte yaşayabileceğimizi de soruyor.” PAUL WAPNER, Living Through the End of Nature’in yazarı

Genres: Solarpunk, Nonfiction, Sustainability, Science, Nature, Environment

288 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2013

Reviews

[Lena · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Ecovillages attract two kinds of people: those who feel a sense of urgency to build another world and those who crave a deep sense of community.”

Ecovillages are Solarpunk in action and are the most hopeful things I’ve ever read.

Starting in 2007 Professor Litfin visited fourteen ecovillages on five continents and came back to start her own. Her stories and perspectives are an inspiration!

As of publication, there were 400 ecovillages worldwide and the movement has grown! Aardehuis, an Earthship ecovillage pictured above, was pouring foundations in 2012. Now it’s giving workshops. EcoVillage Ithaca’s discussed third neighborhood has sold out.

This stuff makes my soul dance!

Resources from the book:
https://ecovillagebook.org/ecovillages/
https://ecovillage.org
https://gaiaeducation.org/face-to-fac...

[T.L. Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was really excited about reading and reviewing Ecovillages: Lessons for Sustainable Community by Karen T. Liftin before I even opened the book, but I don't believe I allowed my excitement for the topic to interfere with my objectivity. Ecovillages addresses several topics I find relevant to the day and to our future. Liftin took an entire year to spend time at ecovillages around the world. She explores what each of these ecovillages are doing to create a better Earth and a more sustainable lifestyle. There is a thread of living simply throughout the book that supports much of my own point of view. She addresses what she refers to as E2C2, shorthand for ecology, economy, community, and consciousness as the components that make up any society. She discusses in detail how each of the ecovillages she visited address each of the components of E2C2. While we may have these images of ecovillages of hippie communes, Litfin points out various ways in which this stereotype is far from the truth. I like that she ends the book by discussing how the ideas these various ecovillages employ can be scaled up to be introduced into communities already in existence. She addresses the reality that we can't all move into ecovillages and that it might not even be prudent to do so. Liftin makes her points well in an easy to read fashion that makes her message and the message of the ecovillages she visited very clear. Ecovillages is a discussion starter. Many times I stopped reading just to discuss points with my husband and to think through not only what she wrote in the book but the implications on my own life and the lives of those I know. Liftin writes with passion and clarity in every portion of the book. Her ideas and discoveries are presented well even when her topic leaves the reader with questions. Liftin provides a thought provoking analysis of her experience within the ecovillages. Ecovillages isn't just about sustaining the Earth but about sustaining a sense of togetherness and community through less consumption and more interaction.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book, though there wasn't much new information for me. Litfin visited 14 ecovillages and the book is her attempt at finding the commonalities and comparing the differences of these villages as well as her thoughts on attempting to live according to ecological values and how sometimes it's not so simple. I liked the writing style and the book was well structured to bring out the four most important aspects or themes of ecovillages. This book was a very inspiring and hopeful read and it gets the rare honor of staying in my bookshelf even now that I've read it.

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent tour of ecovillages around the world forging a new model of sustainable living.

[Freeread · Rating 4 out of 5]

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