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Sustaining Svanholm: The Possibilities and Challenges in a Danish Ecovillage

Gøhler Johansson, Anders LU (2021) HEKM51 20211
Human Geography
Human Ecology
Abstract
This paper focuses on the Danish ecovillage by the name of Svanholm, with a special attention to how different areas of sustainability is being understood and carried out in practice in the ecovillage. Through a long-term fieldwork and anthropological methods herein, the paper seeks to understand Svanholm with all its possibilities as well as challenges, whether it be in a technical, environmental, economic, political or social area of sustainability. With postdevelopment theory, degrowth theory and deep ecology as the supporting theoretical framework and the concept of ecovillage seen in a broader context, the paper also investigates Svanholm from an outside perspective, whilst paying attention to the historical aspect of this Danish... (More)
This paper focuses on the Danish ecovillage by the name of Svanholm, with a special attention to how different areas of sustainability is being understood and carried out in practice in the ecovillage. Through a long-term fieldwork and anthropological methods herein, the paper seeks to understand Svanholm with all its possibilities as well as challenges, whether it be in a technical, environmental, economic, political or social area of sustainability. With postdevelopment theory, degrowth theory and deep ecology as the supporting theoretical framework and the concept of ecovillage seen in a broader context, the paper also investigates Svanholm from an outside perspective, whilst paying attention to the historical aspect of this Danish commune. The chapters on the different areas of sustainability in Svanholm are followed by a discussion that takes into account both a critique on the ecovillage concept, as well as looking into if and how ecovillages can seek to inspire. The paper is more focused on the empirical knowledge gained from fieldwork than on being theoretically heavy, and it seeks to let the voices of the inhabitants of Svanholm work as the main guideline in understanding the values and visions for sustainability in this Danish ecovillage. (Less)
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author
Gøhler Johansson, Anders LU
supervisor
organization
course
HEKM51 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Svanholm, Ecovillage, Sustainability, Anthropological fieldwork, Denmark
language
English
id
9063033
date added to LUP
2021-09-09 11:50:34
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2021-09-09 11:50:34
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  abstract     = {{This paper focuses on the Danish ecovillage by the name of Svanholm, with a special attention to how different areas of sustainability is being understood and carried out in practice in the ecovillage. Through a long-term fieldwork and anthropological methods herein, the paper seeks to understand Svanholm with all its possibilities as well as challenges, whether it be in a technical, environmental, economic, political or social area of sustainability. With postdevelopment theory, degrowth theory and deep ecology as the supporting theoretical framework and the concept of ecovillage seen in a broader context, the paper also investigates Svanholm from an outside perspective, whilst paying attention to the historical aspect of this Danish commune. The chapters on the different areas of sustainability in Svanholm are followed by a discussion that takes into account both a critique on the ecovillage concept, as well as looking into if and how ecovillages can seek to inspire. The paper is more focused on the empirical knowledge gained from fieldwork than on being theoretically heavy, and it seeks to let the voices of the inhabitants of Svanholm work as the main guideline in understanding the values and visions for sustainability in this Danish ecovillage.}},
  author       = {{Gøhler Johansson, Anders}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Sustaining Svanholm: The Possibilities and Challenges in a Danish Ecovillage}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}