Encyclopedia - Simplicity: Encyclopedia - Simplicity
Simplicity is the property, condition, or quality of being simple or un-combined. It often connotes beauty. Simple things are usually eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affluenza: Encyclopedia Ii - Affluenza - Affluenza In America
The American middle class is often criticized for never being satisfied. People are constantly wanting new things and are never satisfied...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affluenza: Encyclopedia Ii - Affluenza - Affluenza In Australia
Hamilton and Denniss's book poses the question: "if the economy has been doing so well, why are we not becoming happier?" (pvii). The aut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Creatives: Encyclopedia - Cultural Creatives
Cultural Creatives is a term coined by sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry Ruth Anderson to describe a large segment in Weste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affluenza: Encyclopedia - Affluenza
Affluenza is a term used by critics of consumerism. It is a portmanteau word formed by the contraction of affluence and influenza. Source...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Community-based Economics: Encyclopedia - Community-based Economics
Community-based economics or just community economics encourages local substitution and a rejection of outside energy subsidy and coercio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simple Living: Encyclopedia - Simple Living
Simple living (similar but not identical to voluntary simplicity or voluntary poverty) is a lifestyle individuals may pursue for a variet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vs: Encyclopedia - Vs
VS or vs may stand for: Valais, a canton of Switzerland Valley and Siletz Railroad (AAR reporting mark VS) versus Voluntary simplicity V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lohas: Encyclopedia - Lohas
LOHAS is an acronym for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability - a $227 billion market segment in the U.S. alone but worldwide in its ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Appropriate Technology: Encyclopedia - Appropriate Technology
Appropriate technology in a most basic sense means suitable technology. In practice, it is often something that might be described as usi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammon Hennacy: Encyclopedia - Ammon Hennacy
Ammon Hennacy (July 24, 1893 - January 14, 1970) was a pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, social activist, member of the Catholic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Lifestyles: Encyclopedia - List Of Lifestyles
The following is a partial list of lifestyles that can be found in the 21st century. For the purpose of this list, lifestyle is defined a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Activism: Encyclopedia - Activism
Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. This action is in support...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty: Encyclopedia - Poverty
Poverty is the state of being without the necessities of daily living, often associated with need, hardship and lack of resources across ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abstinence: Encyclopedia - Abstinence
Abstinence is a voluntary forbearance from indulging an appetite or craving. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia - Back To The Land
Today, the phrase "back-to-the-land movement" usually refers to a North American social phenomenon of the 1960s and 1970s (which is discu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God In Christ Mennonite: Encyclopedia - Church Of God In Christ Mennonite
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite is a Christian group of Anabaptist heritage; a 19th century offshot of the Old Order Mennonite Church....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Party United States: Encyclopedia - Green Party United States
In United States politics, the Green Party has been active as a third party since the 1980s. The party first gained widespread public att...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution Of Children: Encyclopedia - Prostitution Of Children
The Optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography to the Convention on the Rights of the Child stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2channel: Encyclopedia - 2channel
2channel (2ちゃんねる, pronounced "ni-channeru", 2ch for short) is the largest Internet forum in the world.1 With over 10 million vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ambrose: Encyclopedia - Ambrose
Saint Ambrose, (Latin: Sanctus Ambrosius; Italian: Sant'Ambrogio) (c 340–4 April 397), bishop of Milan, was one of the most eminent bis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Principles Of Faith: Encyclopedia - Jewish Principles Of Faith
There are a number of basic Jewish principles of faith that one is expected to uphold in order to be said to be in consonance with the Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, is a list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Bible, was spoken by God to Mose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sociocultural Evolution: Encyclopedia - Sociocultural Evolution
Sociocultural evolution(ism) is an umbrella term for theories of cultural evolution and social evolution, describing how cultures and soc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Halakha: Encyclopedia - Halakha
Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish rabbinic law, custom an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Straw-bale Construction: Encyclopedia Ii - Straw-bale Construction - Disadvantages
Straw-bale construction - Limits to structural strength. Load-bearing straw-bale walls are typically used only in single-storey or occa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Straw-bale Construction: Encyclopedia Ii - Straw-bale Construction - History
While use of grass-family plant-fiber has long been a part of building methods the world around, dating far back into prehistory, actual ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intentional Community: Encyclopedia Ii - Intentional Community - Characteristics
It is important to note that in the context of intentional communities the above terms have different meanings compared to the legal form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Appropriate Technology: Encyclopedia Ii - Appropriate Technology - Some Appropriate Technologies
Some technologies that may be considered appropriate technology in the right context: Appropriate technology - Communication. Wind-up R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Straw-bale Construction: Encyclopedia Ii - Straw-bale Construction - Advantages
Straw-bale construction - Insulation. Straw-bale buildings have excellent thermal performance because of their combination of high insu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Straw-bale Construction: Encyclopedia Ii - Straw-bale Construction - Materials
Straw-bales can be made from a range of plant fibers, not only grass-family species like wheat, rye, barley, blue-grass and rice, but als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Straw-bale Construction: Encyclopedia Ii - Straw-bale Construction - Techniques
Straw-bale construction - Walls. The original "Nebraska" straw-bale building technique was one in which walls of straw-bales actually p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simple Living: Encyclopedia Ii - Simple Living - Practice
Some people who practice voluntary simplicity act consciously to reduce their need for purchased services or goods and, by extension, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simple Living: Encyclopedia Ii - Simple Living - Politics
Although some religious and political movements may encourage such practices, simple living itself is apolitical. There is no basic confl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simple Living: Encyclopedia Ii - Simple Living - History
From the 2nd millennium BC various Hindu and Buddhist groups in the Eastern world had established a voluntarily simplified spiritual life...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty - Debates About Poverty
In many developed countries the official definition of poverty used for statistical purposes is based on relative income. As such many cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simple Living: Encyclopedia Ii - Simple Living - Technology
Living simply may involve re-considering what is "appropriate technology", as anabaptist groups such as the Amish or Mennonites have done...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty - Debates About Poverty
In many developed countries the official definition of poverty used for statistical purposes is based on relative income. As such many cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - The End Of The Movement?
There is no well-defined event that can be used to mark the end of the era. A factor that came into play was the increased cost of rural ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - The End Of The Movement?
There is no well-defined event that can be used to mark the end of the era. A factor that came into play was the increased cost of rural ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - A Recurring Pattern
By way of context, a few things may be usefully said. The American poet/anthropologist Gary Snyder (who is also an amateur historian) has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - The Few Who Succeeded
Generally, the back-to-the-landers who stayed on the land shared three common traits: Source of regular income from external sources Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - A Recurring Pattern
By way of context, a few things may be usefully said. The American poet/anthropologist Gary Snyder (who is also an amateur historian) has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - The Few Who Succeeded
Generally, the back-to-the-landers who stayed on the land had three attributes in common: Source of regular cash income from external so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty - Eliminating Poverty
The main responses to poverty are: Poor Relief, or giving aid direct to poor people. This has been part of the approach of European soci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty - World Poverty
The Copenhagen Declaration describes absolute poverty as "a condition characterised by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Party United States - National Party Co-chairs
The co-chairs of the party are currently: Marc Sanson, Gwendolyn Wages, Jody Grage Haug, Steve Kramer, Rebecca Rotzler, and Pat LaMarche....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty - World Poverty
The Copenhagen Declaration describes absolute poverty as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty - Eliminating Poverty
The main responses to poverty are: Poor Relief, or giving aid direct to poor people. This has been part of the approach of European soci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God In Christ Mennonite: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of God In Christ Mennonite - Faith And Practice
The church holds a strong Mennonite doctrinal heritage. Simplicity and modesty in clothing, homes and personal possessions is held as an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Columbia General Election 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - British Columbia General Election 2005 - Political Parties
British Columbia has Canada's least restrictive elections laws with regard to political party registration, and consequently there are cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Implications Of Peak Oil: Encyclopedia Ii - Implications Of Peak Oil - Political Implications
There has been a historical reliance on low oil prices, and it is oil that has literally fuelled the world over the last century, resulti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty - World Poverty
The Copenhagen Declaration describes absolute poverty as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God In Christ, Mennonite: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of God In Christ, Mennonite - Faith And Practice
The church holds a strong Mennonite doctrinal heritage. Simplicity and modesty in clothing, homes and personal possessions is held as an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - The Recent North American Instance
Regarding North America, many individual persons and households have moved from urban or suburban circumstances to rural ones at differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - The Target Lifestyle
As a general rule, those who "went back to the land" in this period felt neither desirous nor capable of managing a sizable acreage. Many...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammon Hennacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammon Hennacy - Biography
Hennacy was born in Negley, Ohio to Quaker parents and grew up as a Baptist. On hearing Billy Sunday preach in 1909 he became an atheist ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rot13: Encyclopedia Ii - Rot13 - History
ROT13 originated in the net.jokes newsgroup in the early 1980s[2], in an effort to provide a voluntary means to hide jokes that some read...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Party United States - Geographic Distribution
The Green Party has shown its strongest popular support on the Pacific Coast, upper Great Lakes, and northeastern United States, as refle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - The Target Lifestyle
As a general rule, those who "went back to the land" in this period felt neither desirous nor capable of managing a sizable acreage. Many...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Back To The Land: Encyclopedia Ii - Back To The Land - The Recent North American Instance
Regarding North America, many individual persons and households have moved from urban or suburban circumstances to rural ones at differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Implications Of Peak Oil: Encyclopedia Ii - Implications Of Peak Oil - Catastrophe
Oil currently accounts for 40% of all of the United States' energy, along with an astounding 99% of transportation fuels. Disruptions in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Party United States - 2004 National Ticket
In the 2004 presidential election, the candidate of the Green Party of the United States for President was Texas attorney and GPUS legal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Columbia General Election 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - British Columbia General Election 2005 - Opinion Polls And Predictions
Below are the set of polls closest to the election, from organizations polling in British Columbia Strategic Counsel/The Globe and Mail/...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Party United States - 2004 National Ticket
In the 2004 presidential election, the candidate of the Green Party of the United States for President was Texas attorney and GPUS legal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Implications Of Peak Oil: Encyclopedia Ii - Implications Of Peak Oil - Market Solution
A market solution is based on the belief that the rise of oil prices due to scarcity would stimulate investment in oil replacement techno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ken Keyes Jr.: Encyclopedia Ii - Ken Keyes Jr. - Living Love Years
Ken Keyes Jr. - Going west and the Living Love Center in Berkeley. He outfitted a bus for living, sold his yacht and shed most of his p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Party United States - History
Green Party United States - Founding. Largely inspired by the success of the German Green Party, political activists in the United Stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Columbia General Election 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - British Columbia General Election 2005 - Timeline
British Columbia general election 2005 - Pre-campaign period. August 23, 2001 - Bill 7, Constitution Amendment Act is passed, fixing t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Controversies
Ten Commandments - Sabbath day. See main articles: Shabbat, Sabbath Most Christians believe that Sunday is a special day of worship and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darwin From Insectivorous Plants To Worms: Encyclopedia Ii - Darwin From Insectivorous Plants To Worms - Family Matters Eugenics
Darwin's sons George and Horace were ill and arrived home at Christmas 1872 for nursing. Darwin turned from his insectivorous plants to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Energy Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Energy Economics - Energy Efficiency
According to Brian Czech, "Most modern economics has defined 'efficiency' in terms of output per personhour instead of output per unit of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Self-organization: Encyclopedia Ii - Self-organization - Examples
The following list summarizes and classifies the instances of self-organization found in different disciplines. As the list grows, it bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Pottery: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Pottery - Early History
Korean pottery - Chinese influences. With many scholars, and trade missions sent to China, the Koreans who returned brought back many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mennonite: Encyclopedia Ii - Mennonite - History
Mennonite - Background. From before the Middle Ages to the early 15th century, most Christianity in Western Europe was known alternatel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Free Trade Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Free Trade Controversy - Arguments For Free Trade
In the history of free trade, two types of argument have been advanced in favour of allowing purchases from abroad, and free trade in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Christian Understanding
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sociocultural Evolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Sociocultural Evolution - Classical Social Evolutionism
Sociocultural evolution - Development. The 14th century Islamic scholar Ibn Khaldun, considered by some to be the father of sociology, ...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vi - V
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VI - V . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article