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Hurdal ecovillage. Consensus. Premade/selfmade. Challenges
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History
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Vision
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Consensus
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Members
Historikk 1998 - 2006
- History 1998-2008
- 1998 Kilden Ă˜kosamfunn/ The Source ecosociety - Survey of about 50 propertys. - 2001 Hurdal Ecovillage is founded - 2002 We buy the farm Gjøding GĂĽrd from the local authority and start the work with the regulation plan. - 2003 Members building houses and move to the farm.. - 2006 The regulationplan is acceptet by the local authority - 2006-2008 Working with organisation, and planning/projecting the development of the ecovillage.
Hurdal Ecovillage- a national arena for ecological and alternative lifestyle.
Spring 2003‌
Byggingen er igang
Tunet sommeren 2005
Gjøding gård - Hurdal prestegård
119 daa. beiter
350 daa.skog
163 daa. jord
Regulation plan
Building area 1
Vision l
To be the first ecovillage in Norway
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A national arena for ecological and alternative lifestyle
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To be independendent from every ism and religion.
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To try out and use consensus as a desicion tool.
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A new way of living together/social platform
If it`s not fun, it`s not sustainible ! Craig Gibson
What is consensus l
An old desicion system ( used by the quakers).
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A method for equals.
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The most democratic method.
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Consensus is more than the ideas of the individuals in the group
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There is as many truths as it is people around a table.
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Non competetive
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Non violent
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Give place for each individual
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Conflict is desirable
If war is the violent resolution of conflict, then peace is not the absence of conflict, but rather, the ability to resolve conflict without violence. C.T. Butler
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Trust
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Respect
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Unity of purpose
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Nonviolence
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Self empowerment
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Cooperation
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Conflict resolution
What can stop consensus l
Unpatience
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Social prejudice
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Violence
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External hierarchical structures
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Unequal access to power
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Lack of training
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passivity
Premade/selfmade
Halmhus
Premade •Control of costs. •Work efficient. •Less unexpected happenings. •Short building time. •Not weather dependent •Need for importing materials. •Monotonuos look. •Transport more or less? •Less possibilities to use recycled materials. •All costs at one time.
Selfmade • Personal look. • Easy to use recycled materials. • Work when you can. • Possibilities to spread the costs over time. • Use of local materials • Work intensive. • Long building time. • Less control of costs • Weather dependent
Challenges • Byrocrasy. • Funding. • Interpersonal relationships • What to do first. Activities/planning.