Enlivening Neighborhoods
Emerging Ecology, along with volunteers and various organizational partners is, creating a network of self-consciously Eco-futuric Neighborhoods within Guilford County. Of the six initial neighborhoods chosen to demonstrate this comprehensive and creative approach to 21st Century living, one neighborhood will be located in each of the five City Council districts, the final neighborhood will be located in Guilford County -- outside of the Greensboro City limits. Read more about the details of this project.
Details of the roles and responsibilities of this team are outlined in this downloadable document. Interested individuals and neighborhoods may sign-up or inquire using the form below.
The Sunset Hills neighborhood completed their 5-session planning event in May 2021. Their leadership team prepared a report on the impact of their work.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS THE UNIT OF CHANGE
The next stage of community building is understanding that you have to fix the neighborhood as a whole. It's not sufficient to focus on individuals one by one. ..... Rebuilding community involves seeing that the neighborhood, not the individual is the essential unit of change. If you're trying to improve lives, you have to think about changing many elements of a single neighborhood all at once.
The Second Mountain -- The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks, 2019
Background Information
This column contains background information about the groups working on this project. The forms of publicity are now available for the Enlivening Neighborhoods Project.
An invitation for neighborhoods to join in this exciting demonstration can be shared by any neighborhood.
Interested neighborhoods may promote this project with a simple yet imaginative flyer.
An introduction to the Enlivening Neighborhoods Project was presented to the Neighborhood Congress in Greensboro.
The prospectus of this project (updated July 27, 2021) provides an overview of the entire endeavor. This document also includes the Five Foundational Principles for Community Development that were outlined by the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) in 1968 -- these have been adapted for this project by Emerging Ecology. Previous programs of greenschemes and ICA@Greensboro inform the perspectives and practices being proposed for this project.
One aspect of the ICA's history in grassroots development was detailed in Maliwada's Grandchildren. This document traces the ICA history through the lens of on of the successful village project in Maliwada, India. This comprehensive approach to grassroots development serves as the foundation for the work of Enlivening Neighborhoods.
Core Team
This project is being coordinated by:
Neighborhood Participation
Neighborhood leaders may sign up to participate in this project. Additional information is available in documents listed in the left-hand column.
Neighborhood Participation Request
Indicate why your neighborhood is interested in participating in this project.
Neighborhood Guide Team Interest
Indicate your interest in being a part of the Neighborhood Guide Team