Social Innovations for Communal and Ecological Living: Lessons from Sustainability Research and Observations in Intentional Communities

Kunze, Iris (2012) Social Innovations for Communal and Ecological Living: Lessons from Sustainability Research and Observations in Intentional Communities. Communal Societies: Journal of the Communal Studies Association, 32 (1). pp. 50-67. ISSN 0739-1250

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Abstract

In this article, I first show that community has relevance for sustainability. Second, I discuss classical sociological approaches to the history of community in modern society. My response will be that a reinvention of community is innovative and already happening since community is the basis for all societal structures. In the next section I argue that intentional communities offer something new; namely, they are social experiments in a sustainable future. I follow this discussion with remarks derived from my field research about key principles of sustainable community management in the areas of membership, decision making, and communication. I conclude by revisiting the discussion on the modern “loss of community” in light of these examinations of intentional communities. Finally, I highlight derived lessons for sustainable community management.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Collective Organisation > Collective Organisation (General)
Depositing User:	Admin User
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2020 04:04
Last Modified:	21 May 2020 04:54
URI:	http://aurorepo.in/id/eprint/19

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