An EcoVillage is essentially a "Low Impact Sustainable Development" and it is necessary for this new model to be able to emerge as a legal alternative to conventional community and housing developments. 

One of the biggest obstacles is in the building code and land use zoning.  Building codes were originally established and evolved with safety as the core issue - click here to read a brief History of Building Codes.  Land Use Zoning was also invented with protective intentions but has over the decades become more and more subject to political and economic whims rather than practical land use wisdom - click here for a overview of Zoning.

The Lammas EcoVillage in Wales set a global precedent in 2008 by receiving planning permission for a ground up EcoVillage development which is now being widely accepted and approved through the 'One Planet Development'

We will be adding to this article as this network grows...