Category: Plan
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Joining an Integration Center as a Colleague Member and working toward Partner Member status requires a significant amount of personal dedication. An Integration Center is a regenerative healing community, and its participants must show commitment to this mission. Following are the three pillars of membership, explaining what is expected of Colleague and Partner members. While…
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While evaluating some oddly-shaped parcels, some potential floor plan arrangements for a cohousing residence were sketched out. These were made to achieve certain objectives within very cramped build envelopes. These are merely rough concept sketches. At best they are a starting point for an architect (that architect should also be involved in polycrisis response planning).…
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Given the growing polycrisis, the chances of major regional catastrophes are rising everywhere. These catastrophes can be any combination of environmental, economic, and political/military. Many such catastrophes are potential trigger-points for Integration Centers, as the Integration Center model is designed to readily endure most kinds of natural and economic disruptions. Integration Centers should be prepared for…
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This model is meant to be flexible and adaptable. There are many variables that can be changed to match circumstances. This model is also meant to be achievable, and so it is set forth in a staged strategy, starting with relatively small resources and growing incrementally as more resources become available. The basic prerequisites to get started…
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General Area First, examine the area around your target population center. Look in areas that can be accessed from that population center within two (or at most three) hours. Here is a composite ArcGIS map using United States/New York-specific data (you will have to change some of the layers to match your locale). General considerations…