Introduction

“The ecovillage is not just techniques, it is a way of life.” [Resident of Solbyn]

Aside from an occasional chicken coop and solar panels, it would be hard to know that you had happened upon an ecovillage. Swedish ecovillages are hardly distinguishable from other neighborhoods. In spite of their unremarkable appearance, the ecovillage enriches the lives of its residents in a manner unrivaled by contemporary forms of living environments in the Western world. concepts to a wide range of new and existing communities. Ecovillages, however, will not take the world by storm. Each one begins as a seed which must be tended and nurtured with care in order to grow and mature. What type of person lives in an ecovillage? Ecovillage residents share a desire to improve their lives.

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