''The Communities Directory, A Comprehensive Guide to Intentional Community'' provides listing of
intentional communities primarily from North America but also from around the world. The ''Communities Directory'' has both an
online and a print edition,
which is published based on data from the website.
History
The first version of the ''Communities Directory'' appeared in issue #1 of
''Communities'' magazine
in December 1972. In all, ten versions were published in the magazine over the next 18 years. The
Fellowship for Intentional Community became publisher of the magazine in 1989, and in 1990 released the first self-contained book-format edition of the directory (also distributed to magazine subscribers, counted as double issue #77/78).
The ''Communities Directory'' is now in its 6th edition. Editions were published in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2007. The production cycle has been shortened due to the online collection of data. The 4th edition lists 600 communities in North America and another 130 worldwide. The 5th edition lists almost 1250 communities worldwide.
There is also a companion video ''Visions of Utopia: Experiments in Sustainable Culture'' that outlines the history of intentional shared living and profiles a diverse cross-section of contemporary groups (external link included below).
The Online ''Communities Directory'' database is shared by members of th
Intentional Community Data Collectivewhich includes the
Fellowship for Intentional Community an
Coho/US's Cohousing Directory
Publisher
The ''Communities Directory'' is published by
Fellowship for Intentional Community, which also publishes the quarterly magazine ''
Communities
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, to ...
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See also
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Cohousing
Cohousing is an intentional community of private homes clustered around shared space. The term originated in Denmark in late 1960s. Each attached or single family home has traditional amenities, including a private kitchen. Shared spaces typic ...
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Commune (intentional community)
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious ...
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Diggers and Dreamers
''Diggers and Dreamers: The Guide to Communal Living'' is a primary resource for information, issues, and ideas about intentional communities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – from urban co-ops to cohousing groups to rural comm ...
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Ecovillage
An ecovillage is a traditional or intentional community with the goal of becoming more socially, culturally, economically, and/or ecologically sustainable. An ecovillage strives to produce the least possible negative impact on the natural e ...
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Fellowship for Intentional Community
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Intentional Community
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious ...
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List of intentional communities
References
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External links
Video: Visions of UtopiaCohousing DirectoryIntentional Communities WikiIntentional Communities Wiki page
– on ''Communities Directory''
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Urban planning
Rural community development