建筑学英文论文5

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1、2008-10-14ECOSNo.145InsideecovillagelifeOnceregardedaslittlemorethanhippycommunes,ecovillagesareattractingalotofattentionasAustralians,drivenbyconcernsaboutclimate,sustainabilityandcommunity,seekamoresatisfyinglifestylealternative.Butaretheyforeveryone?RachelSullivanreports.Thefirstecovillagessta

2、rtedinSwedenintheearly1980s.Initially,membersweregalvanisedbyoppositiontotheuseofnuclearenergy,butthemovementquicklybecameaboutfindingnewwaystolivesustainablyintheurbanenvironment.TheconceptspreadrapidlyacrossEurope,theUKandtheUSinthe1980s,andeventoAustralia,toalesserextent,mostnotablyatCrystalWa

3、tersinQueenslancTsSunshineCoastHinterland.Inthe1990sinteresttaperedoffagain,resurfacingrecentlyasconcernsaboutclimatechangehavegrownmorepressing.AccordingtoDrVandaRounsefell,aconsultanttotheCSIROwhohasmadeaninternationalstudyofecovillages,andwasontheearliestorganisingcommitteeforSouthAustralia'sA

4、ldingaArtsEcoVillage,itzsaconceptthatisseeingbroaderappeal.'Whileobviouslyconcernsaboutlivingasustainableandeco-friendlylifestyleareattheheartofmanypeople'sinterest,forothersitisthedesiretoliveinacommunitywithasupportivesocialnetworkandasenseofsharedpurposethatisthekeydrivingforce."Manyseethebrea

5、kdownoftraditionalformsofcommunity,wastefulconsumerdrivenlifestyles,naturalhabitatdestructionandoveruseoffossilfuelsaspracticesthatneedtobechanged,andthesimpler;moreenvironmentallyfriendlycommunitylifestyleisanattractivealternative,shesays.VillagelifeEcovillagesaresmallcommunitiesofasfewas150anda

6、smanyas5000people,livingtogetherinavillage-stylesetting.Theyarestructuredtoprovidesecurityandasenseofbelongingandsharedpurpose,andaresmallenoughsothatpeopleareabletoparticipateinmakingdecisionsthataffecttheirownlivesaswellasthatofthecommunity.Inthiswaytheydifferquitepurposefullyfrommodernsuburban

7、settingsthatmanyfeelresultinmoreisolatedandanonymousliving.Ecovillagesmaybeeitherrural,likeCrystalWaters,SomerVilleEcovillagenearPerth,AldingaArtsEcoVillageandthesoontobedevelopedBunjilCommunityVillageintheYarraValley;