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In Chapter 5 we encountered a series of climate change dystopias that raised the importance of action. They also stressed the importance of the individual and I expressed some reservations about this. In Chapter 6 I examined some theoretical and practical attempts to imagine (and experience) different (and better) relationships with nature. In this chapter the focus shifts to consider groups of people who act collectively, every day, to try to build a better life in the here and now. These are the members of green intentional communities.
To surrender dreams — this may be madness.
(Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote de la Mancha)
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Sargisson, L. (2012). Green Intentional Communities. In: Fool’s Gold?. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137031075_8
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