Encouraging worldwide trends toward communitarian living options
/In the wake of the pandemic isolation there have been a variety of newspaper and magazine articles about co-living, cohousing, and ecovillage communities. This augurs well for the growth of our movement. The themes are: A better way of life. Less isolation. More relating. More support. Enhanced environmental consciousness.
Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be posting some samplings of excerpts from recent international articles. Here are two:
Futuristic Edinburgh 'eco-village' approved with sea views and electric car hubs
By Sian Traynor (7/6/2021)
Plans for a new "net-zero" housing village have been approved in Edinburgh after council chiefs gave the project the green light. The new development will include over 400 new homes and apartments (some as rental units).
The eco-village will include a host of environmentally friendly features to keep the properties as sustainable as possible. The homes will feature a number of unique attributes, from bicycle paths to electric car charging stations and new energy technology.
What’s it like to live as a family in an eco-village in Serbia?
By Helen Elfer (6/15/2021)
Like most of the world, Serbia is emerging from an extremely tumultuous year in which COVID, climate change and a challenging economy have forced people to completely reevaluate their lifestyles. For many, this has sparked a strong desire to reconnect with nature and Serbia’s countryside heritage. So after years of rural depopulation, village life as a sustainable, eco-friendly choice has suddenly become more attractive than it’s been for a long time.
Marija Babic says she’s wanted to live close to nature for years, and finally, with her partner, three children and a dog, she is in the process of moving from Belgrade to a community on the slopes of Stara Planina. While the eco-village lifestyle is not widespread yet in Serbia, Marija hopes there will soon be more people following in their footsteps. "We have an ecological uprising, people have started to wake up, be aware and fight for their health and environment."