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- 1. “ Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Gandhi
- 2. Living Planet Report, 2008
- 4. Living Laboratories for a Sustainable Future Ecovillages Reduce Ecological Impact Raise Quality of Life Resource Rich Resource Poor
- 5. To create college-level programs based in ecovillages around the world that help students, communities, and educators build a more sustainable future. Living Routes Mission
- 6. PRESENT PROGRAMS LR - Present, Planned, and Future Programs FUTURE PROGAMS • Italy (Damanhur, Torre Superiore) • Northern India (Ladakh) • United States (Earthaven, Twin Oaks, The Farm) • Iceland (Solheimer) • Siberia (Lake Baikal) India Scotland Costa Rica Summer January Semester Mexico √ √ √ √ √ USA Israel Australia √ Peru √ √ Brazil √ √ Monteverde Crystal Waters Auroville Kibbutz Lotan Findhorn Ecocentro IPEC Sachamama Huehuecoyotl Sirius
- 7. FCS - Overview with pictures SCOTLAND: Human Sustainability at Findhorn Fall/Spring Semesters
- 8. FCS - Overview with pictures ISRAEL: Peace, Justice, and Ecology at Kibbutz Lotan Fall Semesters
- 9. FCS - Overview with pictures Costa Rica: Tropical Ecology, Development and Social Justice at Monteverde Fall/Spring Semesters Photos by Thomas Vincent
- 10. FCS - Overview with pictures INDIA: Sustainability in Practice at Auroville Fall/Spring Semesters January-Term
- 11. GCS - Overview with pictures BRAZIL: NRC 398P: Permaculture at Ecoversidade Summer Faculty Sponsor: Simi Hoque
- 12. GCS - Overview with pictures U.S.A.: NRC 398P: Permaculture at Sirius Community Summer Faculty Sponsor: Simi Hoque
- 13. CW - Overview with pictures AUSTRALIA: NRC 398P: Permaculture at Crystal Waters Summer Faculty Sponsor: Simi Hoque
- 14. GCS - Overview with pictures MEXICO: Service Learning 397I: Leadership for Social Change at Huehuecoyotl January-Term
- 15. GCS - Overview with pictures PERU: ANTH 398P: Biodiversity and Spirituality in the High Amazon January-Term Fac. Spons: F. Apfell-Marglin
- 17. Living Laboratories for a Sustainable Future Ecovillages Reduce Ecological Impact Raise Quality of Life Resource Rich Resource Poor
- 21. What is Community? Depth Length Breadth Vision History Commitment Intimacy Range of Experiences
- 22. • Human-scaled • Full-featured • Harmless • Healthy • “ Sustainable” What is an ecovillage?
- 23. INDIA: Sustainability in Practice at Auroville Courses: ENVIRDES 592A (4cr): Global and Local Sustainable Living at Auroville UMass Sponsor: Jack Ahern/Elisabeth Hamin Topics: Appropriate tech, equity, ecological footprints, systems thinking COMM 352 (4cr): Group Dynamics UMass Sponsor: Leda Cooks Topics: Group facilitation, ecovillage design, self and community SERVICE LEARNING 397I (4cr): Applications and Practices of Sustainable Living UMass Sponsor: John Gerber Topics: Sustainable development, service learning, indep. research INT’L ED 292C (4cr): Body, Mind, & Spirit: Cultivating Personal Responsibility UMass Sponsor: Joe Berger/Gretchen Rossman Topics : Worldviews, culture, personal practices NRC 596 (4cr): Low Carbon Living at Sadhana Forest UMass Sponsor: Paul Fisette Topics : Eco-footprints, peak oil, climate change
- 24. SCOTLAND: Human Challenge of Sustainability at Findhorn Courses: LARP 592B (4cr) Applied Sustainable Ecovillage Living UMass Sponsor: Jack Ahern/Elisabeth Hamin Topics: Human ecology, approp. tech., ecological footprint analysis COMM 352 (4cr) Group Dynamics UMass Sponsor: Leda Cooks Topics: Group facilitation, communication, and development SERVICE LEARNING 397I (4cr) Exploring Self and Community through the Arts UMass Sponsor: John Gerber Topics: Self-awareness and expression, community service INT’L ED 292E (4cr) Worldviews and Consciousness UMass Sponsor: Joe Berger/Gretchen Rossman Topics : World cultural traditions, social constructs, belief systems
- 25. ISRAEL: Peace, Justice and the Environment at Kibbutz Lotan Courses: J&NES 390L (4cr): Peacebuilding and Social Justice UMass Sponsor: Shmuel Bolozky Topics: Social and environmental justice issues in Israel/Palestine COMM 352 (4cr): Group Dynamics UMass Sponsor: Leda Cooks Topics: Group facilitation, ecovillage design, self and community P&S SCI 298B (4cr): Permaculture Design UMass Sponsor: Simi Hoque Topics: Ecological design of sustainable human habitats REG. PLANNING 596A (4cr): Sustainable Technologies and Structures UMass Sponsor: Elisabeth Hamin Topics : Ecological construction, technologies, and communities
- 26. COSTA RICA: Tropical Ecology, Development and Social Justice at Monteverde Institute Courses: Biology (4cr) Tropical Ecology UMass Sponsor: Sean Werle, Ph.D. Topics: Tropical ecosystems, human and ecological interactions Political Science (4cr) Sustainable Development and Social Justice UMass Sponsor: Sonia Alvarez, Ph.D. Topics: CR’s past & current political, economic & natural environment Spanish (4cr) Spanish Language and Costa Rican Culture (3 levels) UMass Sponsor: Gloria Bernabe-Ramos, Ph.D. Topics: Immersion course in Spanish language and culture Service Learning (4cr) Service Learning UMass Sponsor: John Gerber, Ph.D. Topics : Action Research, community development
- 27. GCS - Overview with pictures SENEGAL: Sustainable Development at EcoYoff Fall/Spring Semesters January-Term
- 31. SENEGAL: Ecotourism & Sustainable Develop. Courses: ANTH 396 (4cr) Independent Study UMass Sponsor: Ralph Faulkingham Topics: Ecotourism, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, etc. SERVICE LEARNING 397 (4cr) Community Service Learning in Developing Countries UMass Sponsor: Ralph Faulkingham Topics: Service learning in villages with Senegalese partners FRE 290 (4cr) Language Option I: French UMass Sponsor: In transition (was Robert Schwartzwald) Topics : Conversational French and West African Culture FRE 290 (4cr) Language Option II: Wolof UMass Sponsor: In transition (was Robert Schwartzwald) Topics : Conversational Wolof and Senegalese Culture ESL 290A (4cr) Language Option III: English UMass Sponsor: Ingrid Holm Topics : Conversational English and West African Literature ANTH 397A (4cr) Sustainable Development in Senegal: Theory & Practice UMass Sponsor: Ralph Faulkingham Topics: Sustainability policies and programs in Senegal
- 32. Ecovillages as Campuses for Sustainability Education Greening of the Campus VIII September 22, 2009 © Copyright, 2009 Daniel Greenberg, Ph.D. Executive Director, Living Routes - Study Abroad in Ecovillages
Editor's Notes
- Since the late 1980s, we have been in overshoot – the Ecological Footprint has exceeded the Earth’s biocapacity – as of 2003 by about 25 per cent. Effectively, the Earth’s regenerative capacity can no longer keep up with demand – people are turning resources into waste faster than nature can turn waste back into resources. Humanity is no longer living off nature’s interest, but drawing down its capital. This growing pressure on ecosystems is causing habitat destruction or degradation and permanent loss of productivity, threatening both biodiversity and human well-being. For how long will this be possible? A moderate business-as-usual scenario, based on United Nations projections showing slow, steady growth of economies and populations, suggests that by midcentury, humanity’s demand on nature will be twice the biosphere’s productive capacity. At this level of ecological deficit, exhaustion of ecological assets and large-scale ecosystem collapse become increasingly likely.
- • What is an Ecovillage • Intentional communities striving to create cooperative lifestyles in harmony with their local environments • Ecovllages can take many forms in different cultures -- cooperative housing deveopments, intentional communities, urban reconstruction blocks, multifamily rural homesteads, traditional villages, eco-tourist resorts, spiritual centers, communes, and kibbutzim. • Developing and refining social and ecological tools • Consensus decision making • Intergenerational care • Alternative economic models • Whole systems design • Permaculture practices • Renewable energy systems • Alternative models of education
- Now, I want to use Living Routes as an example, so I want to take a short side trip to describe who we are. As I said earlier, LR partners with UMass-Amherst to offer academic and experiential programs based in ecovillages. There is a growing movement of communities around the world that are striving to model sustainable lifestyles – ecologically, economically, socially, and culturally. They are not utopias, but we see them as ideal campuses for students who want to roll up their sleeves and make a positive difference. Living Routes has semester programs in India, Scotland, and Senegal; J-term programs in Senegal, Mexico, and Peru; and summer programs in the U.S. and Brazil. So, just to give you a glimpse of these programs…
- • Our current educational system is not designed to bring forth leaders capable of addressing this “sustainability challenge.” • “The skills, aptitudes, and attitudes necessary to industrialize the earth are not necessarily the same as those that will be needed to heal the earth or to build durable economies and good communities.” David Orr • The crisis we face is first and foremost one of mind, perception, and values. David Orr “a problem cannot be solved by the mindset that created it.” (paraphrase) - Einstein
- • Our current educational system is not designed to bring forth leaders capable of addressing this “sustainability challenge.” • “The skills, aptitudes, and attitudes necessary to industrialize the earth are not necessarily the same as those that will be needed to heal the earth or to build durable economies and good communities.” David Orr • The crisis we face is first and foremost one of mind, perception, and values. David Orr “a problem cannot be solved by the mindset that created it.” (paraphrase) - Einstein
- • What is an Ecovillage • Intentional communities striving to create cooperative lifestyles in harmony with their local environments • Ecovllages can take many forms in different cultures -- cooperative housing deveopments, intentional communities, urban reconstruction blocks, multifamily rural homesteads, traditional villages, eco-tourist resorts, spiritual centers, communes, and kibbutzim. • Developing and refining social and ecological tools • Consensus decision making • Intergenerational care • Alternative economic models • Whole systems design • Permaculture practices • Renewable energy systems • Alternative models of education
- • Our current educational system is not designed to bring forth leaders capable of addressing this “sustainability challenge.” • “The skills, aptitudes, and attitudes necessary to industrialize the earth are not necessarily the same as those that will be needed to heal the earth or to build durable economies and good communities.” David Orr • The crisis we face is first and foremost one of mind, perception, and values. David Orr “a problem cannot be solved by the mindset that created it.” (paraphrase) - Einstein
- • Our current educational system is not designed to bring forth leaders capable of addressing this “sustainability challenge.” • “The skills, aptitudes, and attitudes necessary to industrialize the earth are not necessarily the same as those that will be needed to heal the earth or to build durable economies and good communities.” David Orr • The crisis we face is first and foremost one of mind, perception, and values. David Orr “a problem cannot be solved by the mindset that created it.” (paraphrase) - Einstein
- • Our current educational system is not designed to bring forth leaders capable of addressing this “sustainability challenge.” • “The skills, aptitudes, and attitudes necessary to industrialize the earth are not necessarily the same as those that will be needed to heal the earth or to build durable economies and good communities.” David Orr • The crisis we face is first and foremost one of mind, perception, and values. David Orr “a problem cannot be solved by the mindset that created it.” (paraphrase) - Einstein
- • Our current educational system is not designed to bring forth leaders capable of addressing this “sustainability challenge.” • “The skills, aptitudes, and attitudes necessary to industrialize the earth are not necessarily the same as those that will be needed to heal the earth or to build durable economies and good communities.” David Orr • The crisis we face is first and foremost one of mind, perception, and values. David Orr “a problem cannot be solved by the mindset that created it.” (paraphrase) - Einstein
- • Our current educational system is not designed to bring forth leaders capable of addressing this “sustainability challenge.” • “The skills, aptitudes, and attitudes necessary to industrialize the earth are not necessarily the same as those that will be needed to heal the earth or to build durable economies and good communities.” David Orr • The crisis we face is first and foremost one of mind, perception, and values. David Orr “a problem cannot be solved by the mindset that created it.” (paraphrase) - Einstein
- An inherent challenge in study abroad is the environmental impact of international travel. I direct an organization called Living Routes, which partners with UMass Amherst to offer programs based in what are called “ecovillages” around the world. Given our focus on sustainability, I’ve been very concerned about these impacts and would like to offer this brief Field Report on what we’ve been doing in response.