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Community supported sustainability
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Community supported sustainability
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how Ecovillages model a more sustainable lifestyle
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Sherry
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Jesse
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1979-
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Jesse Sherry
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Andrews
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Clinton
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Clinton Andrews
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Advisory Committee
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chair
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Newman
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Kathe
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Kathe Newman
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internal member
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Salzman
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Hal
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Hal Salzman
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Advisory Committee
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internal member
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Krogmann
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Uta
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Uta Krogmann
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Advisory Committee
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outside member
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Rutgers University
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degree grantor
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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theses
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2014
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2014-05
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xx
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eng
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Ecovillages are small, intentional communities which focus on reducing environmental impact while creating a community that incorporates the natural world. Despite varying approaches, each ecovillage attempts to create a community that integrates the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability. This study investigates several of these communities to better understand two key questions: 1) to what extent do ecovillage residents have a lower environmental impact than residents of nearby communities and the national average? and 2) how is the reduction in environmental impact achieved? These questions are addressed through the use of life cycle assessment and qualitative case studies of three sites, specifically one suburban and two rural ecovillages. Comparisons with nearby communities and the national average are made, and the results show that the case study ecovillages have a much lower per capita environmental impact. My research suggests that this is achieved through a combination of physical (village building and planning) and behavioral adaptations supported by community ideals and norms.
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Planning and Public Policy
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Human ecology
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Ecological engineering
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Organic living
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Sustainable development
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Green technology
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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v, 259 p. : ill.
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Jesse Sherry
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Graduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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rucore19991600001
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doi:10.7282/T3959FVM
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Sherry
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Jesse
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Permission or license
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2014-04-11 09:45:24
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Jesse Sherry
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Rutgers University. Graduate School - New Brunswick
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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Permission or license
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