Title: Building sustainable communities in Russia: Nevo Ecoville case study

Authors: Maria Tysiachniouk, Svetlana Pchelkina, Antonina Kuliasova

Addresses: Center for Independent Social Research and Smolny College of St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. ' Center for Independent Social Research and Smolny College of St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. ' Center for Independent Social Research and Smolny College of St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

Abstract: The eco-settlement Nevo Ecoville in Reuskala can be regarded as an attempt by Russian people who found themselves in a world with rapidly changing ||rules of the game|| to create a structure (a small society), which would help them to live in harmony with nature and realize their ideals. This paper represents a qualitative study of the Nevo-Ecoville. We will focus on the history of the settlement, on its system of administration, its financing, farming activities, gender roles, ecological practices and plans for development.

Keywords: sustainable communities; sustainable development; sustainability; Russia; eco-settlements; eco-villages; administration; financing; farming activities; gender roles; ecological practices; ecology; development planning.

DOI: 10.1504/IER.1999.053844

Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 1999 Vol.1 No.2, pp.59 - 66

Published online: 13 May 2013 *

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