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Ecovillage at Ithaca in Publications, Dissertations and Reports The EVI Mission: To promote experiential learning about ways of meeting human needs for shelter, food, energy, livelihood and social connectedness that are aligned with the long term health and viability of Earth and all its inhabitants. Adopted by the EVI Board 28 October 2009 Ecovillage at Ithaca in Publications, Dissertations and Reports List of Publications about Ecovillage at Ithaca or in which Ecovillage at Ithaca is discussed in a major way Compiled by Richard W. Franke, Ph. D. Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Montclair State University Resident, Ecovillage at Ithaca Last Updated 13 September, 2015 Books or Chapters in Books Franke, Richard W. 2012. Overview of Research on Ecovillage at Ithaca. In Andreas, Marcus and Felix Wagner, editors. Realizing Utopia: Ecovillage Endeavors and Academic Approaches. Munich: Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. Perspectives No. 8:111—124. Summary of research at EVI up to 2012 with bibliography, abstracts of articles and dissertations and links to the publications where available. Litfin, Karen T. 2014. Ecovillages: Lessons for Sustainable Communities. Malden, MA: Polity Press. Comparisons of 14 ecovillages around the world, including Ecovillage at Ithaca which is cited and described in several places throughout the book. McKibben, Bill. 2007. Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. New York: Times Books. On pages 155–158 discusses EVI and Yoff, an EVI Sister Village in Senegal. Based on a visit in 1996 and on Liz Walker’s book. Richard W. Franke: EVI in Publications, Dissertations and Reports – page 1 Walker, Liz. 2005. Ecovillage at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture. Gabriola Island, British Columbia: New Society Publishers. Available electronically at Kindle and Nook. Walker, Liz. 2007. Two excerpts from Liz Walker's 2005 book Ecovillage at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture reprinted by Gaia Education in their ebook: Beyond You and Me: Inspiration for Developing Community. The excerpts appear on pages 58-64 and 205-209. Walker, Liz. 2011. Bringing the Harvest Home: CSA Farming and Farmer Education at Ecovillage at Ithaca, Pages 118-123 in E. Christopher Mare and Max Lindegger, editors. 2011. Designing Ecological Habitats: Creating a Sense of Place. East Meon (UK):Permanent Publications. For Gaia Education. Worldwatch Institute. 2010. 2010 State of the World – Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability. New York: W. W. Norton and Company. Last chapter, pp. 185 – 190 entitled “Ecovillages and the Transformation of Values,” by Jonathan Dawson of Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland. EVI mentioned on pages 186, 190 and 230. Specific mention of EVI’s 40% reduction in “consumption,” [should be energy consumption] and the educational programs in concert with Cornell and with Ithaca College. Journal Articles Allen-Gil, Susan, Liz Walker, Garry Thomas, Tom Shevory, and Elan Shapiro. 2005. Forming a Community Partnership to Enhance Education in Sustainability. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 6(4):392–402. Click here. Abstract Purpose – To provide an example of how colleges can partner with local EcoVillages to further sustainability curriculum on campus and the educational mission of the EcoVillages, and to strengthen ties with the community. Design/methodology/approach – Describes four structured courses developed for the Environmental Studies Program, including sustainable communities, sustainable land use, sustainable energy and environmental futures. Additionally, independent research opportunities in wind energy, solar photovoltaics, and GIS/GPS developed as part of the curriculum. Describes numerous ancillary activities that have promoted sustainability across campus and the community. Findings – Provides information about how to develop educational partnerships with community groups, foster sustainability education on campus, recruit additional faculty involvement, and influence college operations with respect to sustainability. Practical implications – A very useful source of information for those involved in building sustainability curriculum and linking it to campus operations and community outreach. Originality/value – This paper describes a unique partnership between a college and an intentional community that serves as a model for other colleges and universities. Keywords Partnership, Sustainable development, Universities Paper type Case study Richard W. Franke: EVI in Publications, Dissertations and Reports – page 2 Boyer, Robert. 2014. Sociotechnical Transitions and Urban Planning: A Case Study of Eco- Cohousing in Tompkins County, New York. Journal of Planning Education and Research 34(4): 451- 464. 2014. Click here. Author's Abstract The sociotechnical transitions framework describes how novel practice emerges from marginal “niche” contexts to the mainstream. Scholars of various fields have used sociotechnical transitions to explain processes of structural change for sustainability, yet little research examines the role of local plans or planners in transition processes. The author offers an in depth case study following the evolution of an eco-cohousing model from its grassroots origins to its current application in the housing market of Ithaca, New York. Planners used existing planning documents to translate innovative practices to the public, defying assumptions of the rational-linear model still common in planning scholarship. To access the article directly from the Sage Publications website, click on: http://jpe.sagepub.com/content/34/4/451 Breton, Prudence-Elise. 2009. Ecovillages: How Ecological Are You? Communities 143:22−24. Includes overview of EVI energy task force of 2005. Abstract: The author finds that “ecovillages can play powerful roles in the social transition to sustainability, but need to pay attention to quantification and evaluation to match their results to their intentions and become meaningful examples.” Click here. Chitewere, Tendai. 2008. Green Technology and the Design of a Green Lifestyle. Humanities and Technology Review 27:87−105. Article is almost entirely about EVI. Click here. Abstract: Ecovillages are illustrative of a growing social and environmental trend. They bolster the view that adopting green technology is a promising and realistic resource on the road to sustainable living. These ecological cohousing neighborhoods and communities are being designed as places where residents can live in harmony with nature and with each other. Using green technology in the various forms it holds, these new communities are raising important questions about the role and importance of green technology in the local and global efforts to respond to an environmental crisis. Using anthropological methods to analyze the ways in which some residents of Ecovillage at Ithaca use green technology to create a green lifestyle, this paper describes the challenges and opportunities residents negotiate as they struggle to create a social and environmentally sustainable way to live. http://htronline.weebly.com/uploads/5/1/4/3/5143156/2008_volume_27.pdf then scroll down to page 87. Chitewere, Tendai. 2010a. Equity in Sustainable Communities: Exploring Tools from Environmental Justice and Political Ecology. Natural Resources Journal 50(2):315−39. Pages 334 to 337 are specifically about EVI; many other references throughout the article. Click here. Abstract Richard W. Franke: EVI in Publications, Dissertations and Reports – page 3 Ecovillages are a growing trend in the effort to find social and environmentally sustainable ways to live. Focused on preserving land and creating a sense of community, their design aims to offer middleclass households a way to connect with each other and the natural environment. Yet missing from this concept is an effort to address equity and environmental injustice concerns. This article examines an ecovillage in upstate New York and some of the opportunities and challenges of including equity and justice in this new socially and environmentally sustainable way to live. It concludes that if ecovillages hope to be more than a greener version of sprawl, they will need to expand their commitment to sustainability by incorporating equity and justice issues, including environmental justice struggles. Chitewere, Tendai. 2010b. Tendai Chitewere, Dorceta E. Taylor (2010), Sustainable living and community building in Ecovillage at Ithaca: The challenges of incorporating social justice concerns into the practices of an ecological cohousing community, in Dorceta E. Taylor (ed.) Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective (Research in Social Problems and Public Policy, Volume 18), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.141-176. Click here. Publishers Extract: Purpose – Ecological cohousing communities, or ecovillages, are emerging as contemporary housing models that attempt to recreate a sense of community and encourage an environmentally sustainable lifestyle. This chapter analyzes a rural ecovillage (Ecovillage at Ithaca – EVI) to find out how the community conceptualizes and practices sustainability. The chapter also examines whether and how the community incorporates issues of equity and social justice into its activities. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?chapterid=1881443&show=abstract Kasper, Debbie Van Schyndel. 2008. Redefining Community in the Ecovillage. Human Ecology Review 15(1):12–24. Click here. Compares 8 ecovillages including EVI on 11 characteristics including area, food grown, social interaction, decision-making etc.
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