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Although we can see that there is now a strong interest in these forms of living,
the extent to which this interest is translated into action will only become clear
later. Some Western ecovillages are already reporting a sudden surge of newcomers,
with a number of difficulties: infrastructure capacity, integration of newcomers
into the community, the emergence of new ideologies (e.g. alt-right) alien to the
ideal of the pacifist ecovillage, and so on.
So, at the moment, researchers can register changes, reactions to change, and
needs, but it will take a few years before we can evaluate the conseguences of these
changes.
Recommended readings
Lockyer, Joshua — Veteto, James R. 2013. Environmental anthropology engaging ecotopia:
bioregionalism, permaculture, and ecovillages. New York, Berghahn.
The editors collected writings by anthropologists on the possible collaboration among
ecological and social movements, including ecovillages. The authors discuss the
history and future of ecovillages, the relationship between capitalism and ecovillages,
questions of political ecology, and ecovillages as campuses of sustainability education.
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