ecovillage
Green intentional community
An ecovillage is an intentional community designed around principles of environmental sustainability and low-impact living.
Residents typically share resources, grow food collectively, use renewable energy, and build with eco-friendly materials.
The term gained currency in the 1990s as both a practical model and an idealistic alternative to conventional suburban development.
They left the city to join an ecovillage in rural Oregon.
Intentional community with shared amenities
- colivingShared residential community model
- communeShared-living community
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
intentional community · collective · settlement · neighborhood · residents · inhabitants · homestead · enclave
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- organic farmingCultivation without synthetic chemicals
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- solar panelsLight-converting power generators
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
rainwater harvesting · greywater · off-grid · carbon-neutral · zero-waste · self-sufficiency · bioregionalism · food forest
Maize ear's central cylinder
- strawbaleBound bundle of stems
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- rammed earthCompacted soil as building material
- bambooTall woody grass
green roof · yurt · geodesic dome · tiny house · sustainable architecture · vernacular · land use
Range of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- native plantsFlora original to area
flora · fauna · restoration · conservation · stewardship · sanctuary · wetland · watershed
Joint action toward shared aims
- solidarityUnity among allies
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- mutual aidCooperative community support
sharing · harmony · mindfulness · well-being · simplicity · resilience · localism · grassroots
cohousing
Intentional community with shared amenities
- colivingShared residential community model
- communeShared-living community
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
ashram · intentional community · collective · settlement · neighborhood · residents · inhabitants · homestead · enclave · hamlet
permaculture
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- organic farmingCultivation without synthetic chemicals
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- solar panelsLight-converting power generators
composting · rainwater harvesting · greywater · off-grid · carbon-neutral · zero-waste · self-sufficiency · bioregionalism · food forest · agroecology
cob
Maize ear's central cylinder
- strawbaleBound bundle of stems
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- rammed earthCompacted soil as building material
bamboo · green roof · yurt · geodesic dome · tiny house · sustainable architecture · vernacular · land use
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
native plants · flora · fauna · restoration · conservation · stewardship · sanctuary · wetland · watershed · rewilding
cooperation
Joint action toward shared aims
- solidarityUnity among allies
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
mutual aid · sharing · harmony · mindfulness · well-being · simplicity · resilience · localism · grassroots · commons
- environmentalismconservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism, conservationist
- communitiesgated community, family, retirement community, neighbors, cohousing
- community groupscooperative, commune, kibbutz, co-op, housing co-op
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- collective settlementskibbutz, commune, colony, cooperative, intentional community
- collectivismcollectivism, commune, collective, hivemind, herd mentality
ecovillageindustrial town
Settlement centered on manufacturing
factory town · industrial complex · mining town · coal town · company town
ecovillagesuburb
Outlying residential district
gated community · subdivision · exurb · bedroom community · sprawl