Robert Gilman set out a definition of an ecovillage that was to become a standard: «human-scale full-featured settlement in which human activities are harmlessly integrated into the natural world in a way that is supportive of healthy human development, and can be successfully continued into the indefinite future.» You can find a couple of directoriesSigue leyendo «Ecovillages»
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Let's make better decissions for the oceans
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Sharing communities
This is not the first time I talk about collaborative consumption and I am sure it will not be the last. This movement is growing as the same pace as the sharing phylosophy; the most we can use anything we own, the best for the planet and a highest return for our investment. Economies of scaleSigue leyendo «Sharing communities»
Open source Hardware – Arduino
David Cuartielles – ‘In our daily life electronics are everywhere’ ‘Education is about sharing knowledge with other people’ Thank you for your work David !!
Hacker spaces
Community and creative expression + Do you want to start a hacker space?
Foodscaping-Waterscaping-Solarscaping
If you had a land wouldn’t you want it to be in production rather than being a cost? We have got use to look at our gardens as something to show and pay for. We pay taxes over them, we pay to water them, we pay for their maintenance and all that is paid backSigue leyendo «Foodscaping-Waterscaping-Solarscaping»
Economic invisibility of nature
What is the price of biodiversity? What’s the value you give to a clean environment against a degradated one? How much is the Amazonas worthed? The clean fresh water? The breathable air? It all belongs to the commons. It is the gift Mother Nature has given us, but as human social structures become more andSigue leyendo «Economic invisibility of nature»
Hemp for building
Hemp is a term for fiber and and seed products derived from varieties of the Cannabis plant that has started to be used as a building material. It’s main properties for building are: Thermal Mass Insulation Negative Carbon Low Density Clean Air High Thermal Resistance High Thermal Inertia Vapor Permeable (breathable) Design Flexibility (adjustable thickness) FireSigue leyendo «Hemp for building»
Di NO a los productos transgénicos
Los cultivos transgénicos se han ido incorporando a la agricultura sin que haya una discusión o reflexión sobre el impacto de este tipo de semillas en nuestro hábitat, ni los efectos que este tipo de alimentos tendrán en nuestra salud. Con un consentimiento que procede del desconocimiento más absoluto de cuáles son los efectos secundariosSigue leyendo «Di NO a los productos transgénicos»
Electric city
During this summer Yahoo tried to gain ground to Youtube-Google launching a webseries produced and written by Tom Hanks, ‘Electric city‘. The plot is set in a post-apocalyptic era, where mankind has been reduced to small settlements whose main business is to produce electric power. With fossil and nuclear fuel sources mostly depleted, the communitiesSigue leyendo «Electric city»
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