ipl-logo

Ecovillage At Ithac Pioneering A Sustainable Culture

1296 Words6 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Disavantages of using public transportation

Adding the proposed changes will make it easier for EVI to grow and reach more people of varying socioeconomic and demographic backgrounds. Extending the focus group will promote sustainability on a broader level that can appeal to more individuals; Hence this will bolster the reception of these ideas. Allowing room to explore and grow leaves room for new voices to bring their innovations to the table as well. Walker notes that communication and conflict are two of the greatest issues that have threatened peace in the community. (EcoVillage At Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture) Governing through consensus, the community tries to listen to everyone’s opinions through an open discussion. They discuss objections and solutions and try to …show more content…

Due to the location advantages, they have reduced their car usage and resort to carpooling, car sharing, public transportation, or walking when they must travel. EVI is estimated to save $716,000 in gasoline costs in three decades, not even factoring the environmental benefits. (EcoVillage At Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture) A good balance between sharing and private ownership allows for less waste and environmental impact. (Sol) In her book, Walker continues to explain all of the sustainable habits integrated into the EcoVillage, including the internal economy, land use, habitat restoration, water conservation, food production utilizing local sources and their farmland, recycling, permaculture, and environmentally conscious designed building. (EcoVillage At Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable …show more content…

EVI has partnered up with Ithaca College in order to make this a reality. Students visited the EcoVillage and attended classes there, monitored and recorded metrics from their experiences, and they were required to follow two of three concentrations or tracks. One track focused on “analysis of the eco-footprint of a local neighborhood (either in the city of Ithaca or an EcoVillage neighborhood) using field research and ecological footprint software developed by Mathis Wackernagel” (Allen-Gil, 396). Another “involved participation in community and campus discussions of sustainability that were organized in connection with the Sustainable Tompkins (ST) Initiative” (Allen-Gil, 396). The final track “involved the development of [two] demonstration projects on sustainability” (Allen-Gil, 396). The hands-on experience and purpose in this partnership provided an interactive solution to the disconnect and allowed students to learn in a new manner while implementing changes at Ithaca College and in their daily lives. EVI currently is implementing more outreach programs, like pilot programs that allow students to live at EVI while undergoing a unique learning experience. The current pilot allows students to live at EVI for eight weeks and channel their passions for sustainability and

Show More
Related
648 Words | 3 Pages

Green Toledo 2015 Keith Burris, a journalist for the Toledo Blade, came to Lords University to discuss his ideas and comments on a green Toledo. He expressed his perspective of Toledo’s environmental issues. His prevalent topics caught the audience’s attention, wanting to truly understand the multiple injustices to nature going on around us. Keith Burris began his talk by explaining what he likes to write about as a journalist.

Read More
368 Words | 2 Pages

Sustainability practices are done all over the world to try to improve people’s lives for the better. Well that was the case with a Philadelphian girl name Alyssa Ramos-Reynoso. Alyssa was homeless for about three years, staying over friends house and having to sleep down in the subway. She didn’t have the support system she needed and she did everything for herself. Eventually she graduated from Arcadia University in 2013.

Read More
433 Words | 2 Pages

Critics believe UO should be using more sustainable materials. To tackle this issue, UO has dedicated a website page to its sustainable practices. (Our Impact, n.d.) This is a step in the right

Read More
1606 Words | 7 Pages

The programming is designed for the classroom as well as afterschool groups and networks. The purpose of the programming is to promote energy education and to actively engage students and the public in balanced energy discussions and energy decision-making in the home and broader communities. Their programming emphasizes, “hands-on inquiry based lessons” and aligns with state standards (NEED, “About Us,” n.d., para. 3). The program has been in existence for 35

Read More
881 Words | 4 Pages

The sustainable program not only protects the interests of the environment but serves to educate and involve the NSW community, businesses, research organisations, schools, landholders, government agencies and local conservation groups (NSW

Read More
409 Words | 2 Pages

One of the first solutions is the governments should create measures, such as make streetcar that is an energy saving and promote other transit systems, like bicycles or eco-friendly electric cars. In fact, the train and the streetcar are the most eco-friendly vehicles, because these produced lower CO2 emissions than cars and air plane. In Europe, twenty cities in 11countries are using these eco-friendly vehicles. Therefore, European people are actively working on decrease the environmental problems. If Hawaiian people use these eco-friendly vehicles, people will be stress reliever of the traffic congestion as well.

Read More
317 Words | 2 Pages

The environment is under severe stress mostly from human activity, this threatens the survival of our community, or society and the performance of Townsville Youth Housing’s mission. Townsville Youth Housing Services accepts that it must work to preserve the environmental sustainability of the planet, at all levels of their operations – in its own practice, as a participant in a community of practice, and as a participant in the Australian social discourse. Townsville Youth Housing Services also aspires to minimise its impact on our environment and maximise the effective use of resources.

Read More
1081 Words | 5 Pages

The article reveals that society needs eco-innovation and a sustainable focus in today's rapidly changing environmental context. This change can come from social movements and ground-breaking projects, but educating students about sustainable living is ideal. Educators are responsible for raising environmentally conscious, self-sufficient individuals who understand the importance of protecting the environment. Young people's efforts like Spark-Y embrace practical environmental education while giving students practical skills and helping them realize the domain's value. This source and its relevancy tie back to my topic because the general points given through the source benefit my research on sustainability in

Read More
822 Words | 4 Pages

This report illustrates the deeper meaning behind its points and how colleges are not connecting with their students. “Homeless on Campus” demonstrated the effort and struggles that a variety of students face every day and have had all their life. They start by either being in an

Read More
902 Words | 4 Pages

In my junior year, I signed up for an ROP AP Environmental class. On the first day, I walked in a feeling of admiration, filling my body lingering sparks of curiosity and joy. Throughout the course, an increasing amount of exhilaration stimulated my head, passion, and a sense of comfort about learning about

Read More
770 Words | 4 Pages

The environment is connected to the individuals, and within the environment there are many resources and systems of support; including individuals, families, and groups (Long, Tice, & Morrison, 2006). Through the application

Read More
573 Words | 3 Pages

Based on these principles, conservation-based housing communities are planned, designed, constructed and maintained to meet the needs of their occupants in terms of health, safety, affordability and flexibility, and are designed to respond to local and changing lifestyles. As well, these types of communities make efficient use of all resources, while minimizing impacts on the site’s natural environment. These principles should apply to all aspects of a community, including housing and built form, infrastructure and natural

Read More
202 Words | 1 Pages

This experience has made a difference in my students’ life, the community and my life. I agree with president Obama, this service has definitely impacted my life. This service has made a difference in the students’ life because now the students are able to plant and are able to do this with their family. The community is aware on where to find resources to plant and the students can help their parents’ plant and make food.

Read More
739 Words | 3 Pages

First of all, let’s talk about the environment. I’m sure you all know about greenhouse gases and global warming, so I won’t talk much about that, but you may not know that road vehicles produce 10% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions. This does include vehicles other than cars like trucks, but Tesla just came out with an electric truck which is faster and can carry more weight than any petrol/diesel truck. Greenhouses gases carbon-dioxide and methane have hit their highest levels in the past 420,000 years, and the extent of arctic sea ice has declined about 10% in the last 30 years.

Read More
948 Words | 4 Pages

A lot of people love to hear about energy efficient and environmentally friendly options out there. The electric vehicles today serve great benefits in keeping emissions down and using a more friendly alternative energy source. In my opinion they have made an impact on the environment, but a major benefit in using this alternative resource is less cost to fuel the vehicle. Gasoline is very expensive today, and using the energy that is used to power our home, is much less expensive and more available than gas. The environment, as claimed by environmentalists, suffers due to the emissions of automobiles today.

Read More

More about Ecovillage At Ithac Pioneering A Sustainable Culture

Open Document