Eco-Discourses in a Virtual Rural Community
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background
3. Methods
3.1. Analytical Methods
3.2. Group Description
This group was created to give impetus for the formation of sustainable communities in Szeklerland. We would like to encourage those people who plan to move into rural regions, and organize themselves consciously by connecting to each other. This is an instrument for the interested to find each other, to form teams, for us to find adequate locations, to plan together, and to start off on the way of realization. We can share here ideas, thoughts, experiences, and desires. (reformulated on 11 October 2018).
3.3. Group Membership
4. Empirical Findings
Content Categorization
5. Discussion
We would like to establish an Ecovillage in Szeklerland. Do you also desire to live a balanced life in a community, in the proximity of nature? Join us, we can achieve the goal only together! This group was created to give impetus for the creation of a sustainable community (or more) in Szeklerland. We would like to stimulate those people who plan to move to the countryside and join an ecovillage project. It offers means for us to find each other, to organize a team, to find an adequate location, to plan, and to start off on the way to realization. (28 September 2014).
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Name | Status | Since | Gender | Posts | Main Themes | Discourses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OL 1 | Founder and admin | 24 September 2014 | male | 200+ | ecovillage, sustainability, community, architecture, organizing, networking | T, I * |
OL 2 | core member | September 2014 | male | 44 | technology, innovation, gardening, spirituality | I, T |
OL 3 | core member | March 2015 | male | 18 | preservation, community, ecovillage, volunteering, organizing, herbs | I, T, A |
OL 4 | core member | April 2015(left April 2016) | male | 64 | ecovillage, gardening, bartering, self sustaining, permaculture, spirituality, knowledge sharing | T, I, A |
OL 5 | core member | June 2015 | male | 29 | technology, innovation, preservation, permaculture, spirituality, community | I, T |
OL 6 | member | December 2019 | male | 12 | folk healing courses, tradition, books, spirituality | I |
AC 1 | member | September 2014 | male | 8 | agriculture, biodiversity, gardening, composting | I, A |
AC 2 | member | September 2014 | male | 1 | rules, principles | I |
AC 3 | member | October 2014 | male | 1 | Denmark eco-villager family experience | I |
AC 4 | member | 2015 | male | 2 | offering own paintings for the benefit of the community | A |
AC 5 | member | 2015 | male | 4 | permaculture speciality literature, books | I |
AC 6 | member | 2015 | male | 5 | gardening, permaculture | I |
AC 7 | member | 2015 | female | 6 | governmental programs, project and tender opportunities | P |
AC 8 | member | 2015–2017 | female | 8 | gardening, alternative bio-cultivation, self sustainable settling possibilities | I, A |
AC 9 | member | 2015 | female | 3 | operating ecovillage initiatives | T, A |
AC 10 | member | 2015 | female | 6 | practical solutions, gardening | I |
AC 11 | member | 2016 | male | 5 | settlement model, autonomy, tradition, spirituality, anti-vaccination protest | I |
AC 12 | member | 2016 | female | 6 | home schooling | I, A |
AC 13 | member | 2019 | male | 6 | eco-farming, conferences, farmer organization initiatives, history | I, A, P |
Year/ Number of Members | No. of Posts | Relevant Posts | Essential Posts | Main Theme |
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2014 (four months)/<100 | 25 | 24 | 14 | founding, definition, description, models of, polls for ecovillage, community building, networking |
2015/ <400 | 157 | 138 | 47 | meetings, lectures, workshops, brainstormings, visits, models of, polls for ecovillage, community building, networking, practices, possible locations |
2016/ ~500 | 110 | 85 | 20 | meetings, lectures, trainings, brainstormings, visits, models of ecovillage, community building, networking, practices, possible locations, funding possibilities |
2017/ <600 | 71 | 68 | 11 | trainings, visits, beeing, location seeking, funding possibilities |
2018/ ~600 | 26 | 17 | 5 | mission restatement, location seeking, plans, funding possibilities |
2019/ >600 | 22 | 14 | 5 | workshops, programs, university specialization started, possible locations |
2020/ ~700 | 43 | 10 | 1 | question related to existence of Szekler ecovillages |
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Bakó, R.K.; Hubbes, L.A.; Tamás, D. Eco-Discourses in a Virtual Rural Community. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3082. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063082
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Chicago/Turabian StyleBakó, Rozália Klára, László Attila Hubbes, and Dénes Tamás. 2021. "Eco-Discourses in a Virtual Rural Community" Sustainability 13, no. 6: 3082. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063082