Design for sustainable communities: an integral perspective

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Given the complexities facing humanity in the light of impending social andenvironmental collapse, it is the design of sustainable communities at all levelsof our society that must be achieved to limit this potential outcome. Attainingsuch a goal, it is known, requires that humanity 'consciously evolve'.Furthermore I suggest that Integral Theory, because it is grounded in theevolution of consciousness, provides an important map to help navigate thistremendous journey. In this thesis I use Integral Theory as a lens throughwhich to understand and reflect on my experiences over the past eighteenyears of the design and development of the Tlholego Village, one of the earlyexperimental Permaculture and Ecovillage communities developed in SouthAfrica.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University