ECO -

VILLAGE
Faria Ibrahim
Fitsum Eyob Berye
Liu Xuan
Loreta Juskaite
Sannaty venoo kamesh
Yasin Kabir
Defined by Robert Gilman

• Human-scale
• Full-featured settlement
• Human activities
harmlessly
• Integrated into the natural
world
• Sustainable way of living
 Three Aspects of Community
Life
Ecological

Social

Spiritual
 Six Challenges of Eco
Village
The Ecological
Aspect
Bio System Challenge
Built Environment
Challenge

Glue Challenge Economic

Whole System Challenge Challenge
Governance
Challenge

The Social
Aspect
The Spiritual
 1. The Bio System Challenge
• preserve natural habitats on the village
land
• produce food, wood, and other bio-
resources on site
• recycle all the waste produced on the
site
• avoid adverse environmental impacts
• Human Co -op
2. The Built – Environment
Challenge
• Ecologically friendly materials
• Wind turbines
• handle solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes
from buildings in an ecologically friendly
manner
• Vehicle Co -op
3. The Economic System
Challenge
• Sustainable economic activities
• Pattern of ownership between public and
private entity
• Low cost of living

• Community Business
• Local Jobs
 4. The Governance
• Challenge
Consensus Decision making

• Forming Committee

• Various Democratic Process

 5. The Glue Challenge
•Common values, behaviors, practices , shared vision
of the communal groups, interplay between unity and
diversity

• Development , discovering and evolve vision

(sustainable vision)

• Development of intimacy within the community

(group activities )
 6. The Whole System
Challenge
“All of the more specific challenge areas
depend on successfully dealing with the
whole-system challenge. It encompasses,
rather than underlies, all the others. It is
not a building block, but a living
wholeness”

Whole System

Built -
Bio System
environment
Economic
Governance
System

Glue
 1. The Glue Challenge
Common values,
behaviors, practices ,
shared vision of the
communal groups,
interplay between unity
and diversity

Development ,
discovering and evolve
vision (sustainable vision)

Development of intimacy
within the community
(group activities )
BEDZED, South London,
UK
The challenge of the project lies within the
backdrop on according to what Sue
Riddlestone, director of environment charity
BioRegional, pointed out: “There is no time to
waste when it comes to tackling climate
change. The building industry accounts for
around 16% of the UK’s carbon emissions and
cuts need to be made quickly and cost
effectively. That’s why we have made all of our
research reports free to download, and what
better time is there to do this that when the
whole world is taking action!”
[BioRegional:2009]
The ecovillage aims to achieve a Dwelling Units: 82
carbon free environment and walk-
Commercial Square
friendly function. footage: 26,910 square
feet of office space and
The challenge faced here is the community facilities
encouragement of a sustainable
Land Area: 4.08 Acres
lifestyle among the local residents
by not only providing efficient
building technologies, but also by
providing integrated oportunities
such as live/work environment to
have less pressure on long
commute.

Experimental arrangements to
encourage carfree blocks were
done by allowing perimeter parking
made pedestrian friendly car-free
blocks. However the combination
of one parking space per dwelling,
perpendicular parking, and back-
of-curb sidewalks minimized
pedestrian friendliness.
 PASSIVE HEATING &
LIGHTING
-Alternative use of energy, to aim for zero net carbon
emissions through provision of CHP Systems,
photovoltaic panels and wind driven natural
ventilation
-Reduction of suitable water consumption by 30 CAR SHARING
percent PROGRAMME
-15 percent of construction materials reused or
recycled
-50 percent reduction in fossil-fuel consumption from
private car use compared in comparison with
conventional developments in 10 years
SOLAR HEATING &
-Reduction of heat consumption by 90 percent WIND VENTS
-Within 10 years, power 40 electric vehicles using
photovoltaic panels

RECYCLING
The project appears to support elements
to reach eco-friendly and social
VILLAGE
sustainability. For instance community
facilities such as playing fields and a SQUARE
village square are provided within easy
walking distance.

The function of shared and green spaces

are allocated where elements such as
building walls and garden spaces. It
promotes the social and casual
interaction between neighbours. Such
activities have led to cultural and
recreational events for instance a
SHARED
farmers' market, GARDEN
a musical SPACES
festival and & RECREATION FIELD
WALLS dinner.
an organic Christmas
1. Urban Planning and
Construction
• Compact Structures and High

THE EXPO SETTLEMENT

Building Density
• Varied Architecture and
Accommodation
• Environmentally Sound Transport
Concept
• Complex Use Profile and
Infrastructure
• Balanced Residential Profile and
Social Infrastructure
• Socially Compatible District
Development
2. Open-space Planning and
Implementation

• The Kronsberg Countryside

• Hillside Park Corridor and Green
Streetscapes
• Neighbourhood Parks
• Communal Inner Courts and Private
Gardens
 Passive
‘Ecological Optimization at House
Kronsberg’
The ambitious ecological objectives were set
out in an appropriate framework through the
land-saving development concept, the
environmentally friendly traffic concept, high-
quality open space planning and the
proximity of housing and workplaces. Waste
Recycle
The project was sub-divided by ecological
theme into various concepts: Wind
Energy
• energy efficiency optimization Rainwater
• soil management Retention
• rainwater concept Basin
• waste concepts
• environmental communications
Drainage
Distinct Solar Channel
Heating Energy
Centre
• It represents a convincing demonstration of the
feasibility of sustainable development

• There is a high degree of acceptance among its

residents

• Consumption of natural resources was minimized and

awareness of responsible treatment of the
environment and nature could be encouraged

• The proof of sustainability in Kronsberg over the next

few decades will be derived from a combination of the
given conditions and the evolving behavior of the
residents.

• Concepts as the energy, water, and domestic and

commercial waste management meet high and
advanced standards.

All the capabilities and possible influence of urban

planning in the fields of pollution minimization and
energy efficiency optimization were brought to bear
through excellent publicity and public relations work.
The organization of this complex planning process
THANK YOU!