ECOVILLAGE RESILIENCE REPORT
Welcome to the Ecovillage Resilience Report which synthesises the learnings and resources into an exploration of the resilience practices and strategies within ecovillages around the world. It can also act as a guide, showcasing the innovative solutions and collective wisdom that ecovillages offer in the face of global challenges.
Below you can get a sense of the topics and themes it will cover.
INTRODUCTION
A summary overview of the themes within Resilience, the journey of the participatory action research project, and some highlights of the learnings.
BACKGROUND AND PROJECT RATIONALE
Framing the Global Polycrisis and 2.5+ degree scenario
Outlining the objectives of this participatory action research project
Exploring how ecovillages can contribute to this conversation and how these findings can serve the ecovillage network
CONTEXT TO GLOBAL ECOVILLAGES
Understanding Ecovillages as Seeds of the Future Anthropocene, living laboratories with beautiful diversity while weaving common threads.
Highlighting the snapshot view of the locations, sizes, ages, and some key concepts when mapping out the Community of Practice.
PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH PROCESS & METHODOLOGY
Presenting the project flow and major building blocks in the 2 year journey.
Understanding Ecovillages as Seeds of the Future Anthropocene, living laboratories with beautiful diversity while weaving common threads.
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS & EMERGENT THEMES
Offering more detail on the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the activities throughout the journey.
This includes Historical Timelines, Conceptual Models of Social-Ecological Systems, Thresholds & Tipping points, Future Scenarios, as well as Inner Resilience and Capacities.
RESILIENCE ATTRIBUTES TRACKER TOOLS
Exploring the features that contribute to overall general resilience through the tool that was co-developed with participants in the Community of Practice using collaborative tools and feedback.
SYNTHESIS & EMERGENT THEMES
Diving into the patterns and key findings in this participatory research journey and how we can navigate uncertainty together.
Honoring the multiplying effects of a global network and community of practice.
IMPACT OF RESILIENCE PROJECT
Celebrating the project outcomes, lessons learned, and success stories.
Understanding how this can start to reshape the Ecovillage Model.
CONCLUSION
Summary of Key Findings
Acknowledgements
KEY TERMS & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Definitions of terminology applied during the process
Further reading and exploration into the existing research and frameworks that guided this work
