Las Gaviotas: sustainability in the tropics

In the early 1970s, facing overwhelming obstacles, a young visionary named Paolo Lugari set out to build a sustainable village on los llanos, the remote plains of Colombia, some 500 kilometers east of the country's capital, Bogota. Lugari and a diverse and creative team of collaborators worked...

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Published in:World watch (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2007-05, Vol.20 (3), p.18-23
Main Authors: White, Richard E, Marino, Gloria Eugenia Gonzalez
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy
Alternative energy sources
Carbon
Climate Control
Community centers
Cultural values
Design
Design and construction
Disinfection & disinfectants
Dry season
Energy
Energy shortages
Energy use
Entrepreneurs
Environmental aspects
Field study
Food supply
Forestry - Colombia
Forests
Health care policy
Hospitals
Lugari, Paolo
Medical Services
Public Housing
Pumps
Rainforests
Reforestation
Renewable resources
Roads & highways
Social Structure
Sustainable development
Sustainable development - Colombia
Ventilation
Villages
Villages - Colombia
Water
Water heaters
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Summary:In the early 1970s, facing overwhelming obstacles, a young visionary named Paolo Lugari set out to build a sustainable village on los llanos, the remote plains of Colombia, some 500 kilometers east of the country's capital, Bogota. Lugari and a diverse and creative team of collaborators worked on the supposition that if it could be done there, it could be done anywhere. Supported by ingenious renewable energy technologies, hydroponic farming techniques, and-improbably-a regenerating rainforest, Las Gaviotas has survived and flourished for 30 years, even in the midst of Colombian internal conflict.
ISSN:0896-0615