Inner conflict resolution and self-empowerment as contribution for personal sustainability on the case of intentional community practices
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Personal Sustainability: Exploring the Far Side of Sustainable Development. ed. / Oliver Parodi; Kaidi Tamm. London: Taylor and Francis Inc., 2018. p. 116-135.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Inner conflict resolution and self-empowerment as contribution for personal sustainability on the case of intentional community practices
AU - Veciana, Stella
AU - Ottmar, Kariin
PY - 2018/3/19
Y1 - 2018/3/19
N2 - Intentional communities are particularly relevant in their pioneering path towards innovative sustainable lifestyles, often following an integrative approach of sustainable development. From a socio-cultural perspective their innovative methods nurture intra-personal growth processes based on a matured conflict culture and a peaceful coexistence culture in regards to both human and natural systems. This chapter aims to address the influence of personal sustainability on transition pathways in conceptual, methodological and empirical terms. It explores how three selected community-design practices foster personal sustainability competences of community members, especially for inner conflict resolution and self-empowerment. Furthermore, the community-led approach to personal sustainability is explored regarding its actual and potential interactions with wide-scale systems transformation. This perspective seeks to broaden the established notion of sustainable development by including ‘alternative developments’ and ‘alternatives to development’. Regarding this, the argumentation refers to ‘alternative sustainable development’ approaches proposed from and lived by members of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), where personal sustainability - embedded in the everyday life of communities - can be understood as a lifelong learning process.
AB - Intentional communities are particularly relevant in their pioneering path towards innovative sustainable lifestyles, often following an integrative approach of sustainable development. From a socio-cultural perspective their innovative methods nurture intra-personal growth processes based on a matured conflict culture and a peaceful coexistence culture in regards to both human and natural systems. This chapter aims to address the influence of personal sustainability on transition pathways in conceptual, methodological and empirical terms. It explores how three selected community-design practices foster personal sustainability competences of community members, especially for inner conflict resolution and self-empowerment. Furthermore, the community-led approach to personal sustainability is explored regarding its actual and potential interactions with wide-scale systems transformation. This perspective seeks to broaden the established notion of sustainable development by including ‘alternative developments’ and ‘alternatives to development’. Regarding this, the argumentation refers to ‘alternative sustainable development’ approaches proposed from and lived by members of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), where personal sustainability - embedded in the everyday life of communities - can be understood as a lifelong learning process.
KW - Transdisciplinary studies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85047035754&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781315159997
DO - 10.4324/9781315159997
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85047035754
SN - 9781138065086
SP - 116
EP - 135
BT - Personal Sustainability
A2 - Parodi, Oliver
A2 - Tamm, Kaidi
PB - Taylor and Francis Inc.
CY - London
ER -