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An intentional community is a group of people who have chosen to live or work together in pursuit of a common ideal or vision. An ecovillage is a village-scale intentional community that intends to create, ecological, social, economic, and spiritual sustainability over several generations. The 90s saw a revitalised surge of interest in intentional communities and ecovillages in North America: the number of intentional communities listed in the Communities Directory increased 60 percent between 1990 and 1995. But only 10 percent of the actual number of forming-community groups actually succeeded. Ninety percent failed, often in conflict and heartbreak. After visiting and interviewing founders of dozens of successful and failed communities, along with her own forming-community experiences, the author concluded that 'the successful 10 percent' had all done the same five or six things right, and 'the unsuccessful 90 percent' had made the same handful of mistakes. Recognising that a wealth of wisdom were contained in these experiences, she set out to distil and capture them in one place. This is the only resource available that provides step-by-step, practical 'how-to' information on how to launch and sustain a successful ecovillage or intentional community. Through anecdotes, stories, and cautionary tales about real communities, and by profiling seven successful communities in depth, the book examines 'the successful 10 percent' and why 90 percent fail; the role of community founders; getting a group off to a good start; vision and vision documents; decision-making and governance; agreements; legal options; finding, financing, and developing land; structuring a community economy; selecting new members; and communication, process, and dealing well with conflict. Sample vision documents, community agreements, and visioning exercises are included, along with abundant resources for learning more.
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Besides editing Communities magazine since 1993, Diana Leafe Christian offers workshops nationwide in the USA on the process of forming new ecovillages and intentional communities. She is a member of Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina.
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Before aspiring community builders hold their first meeting, confront their first realtor, or drive their first nail, they must buy this essential book: it will improve their chances for success immensely, and will certainly save them money, time, and heartbreak. In her friendly but firm (and occasionally funny) way, Diana Christian proffers an astonishing wealth of practical information and sensible, field-tested advice.
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Amazing book, diana really knows what it take to set up a community and all the pitfalls...for those who are starting on this exciting journey this book is a MUST have..I`m sure her looking for a community book also is GREAT but i dont need that. This takes examples of several communities and looks at who/how why they were established..VERY important to get your mission statement and WHO you are..explores why some failed[only 10% communities succeed!!!] pitfalls, mistakes.....communication.....cant reccommend it enough.
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"Creating a Life Together" by Diana Leafe Christian will be so useful to the our newly-formed group, suggesting what we should do and (even more important) what to avoid when setting up a community/Co-Housing etc.
Written primarily about American ventures, this is nonetheless well worth a careful read and could serve as a reference-book in the UK.
Written primarily about American ventures, this is nonetheless well worth a careful read and could serve as a reference-book in the UK.
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