An Intentional Community is an inclusive term for cohousing, residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops, urban housing cooperatives, and related projects for those who choose (i.e. "intend") to participate in them. That is, these communities are organized around a core set of values or belief systems to which their members adhere.
Some groups may be utopian and others separatist in spirit, while others are designed to be models for mainstream society to observe and perhaps emulate. Eco-villages, communes and kibbutzes, and Biblical Christian reserves are among the types of communities to be found in this category.
Provides information and resources for seekers of community, including large directory, classified ads, Communities Magazine, Communities Directory, sale of community-related books and materials. http://www.ic.org/
Network of communal (income-sharing) groups in North America, includes information about member communities, articles about communal life, and related resources. http://www.thefec.org/
Information about communities of people striving to live sustainably, including directory, news, resources, educational programs. http://gen.ecovillage.org/
"Down to earth nomads in quest of future civilization." Travelogue reports on visits to ecovillages, intentional communities, communes, and other co-living projects around the world. http://economads.com
A program for creating community in the place where you live, including spirituality, back-to-the-earth civic responsibility, and neighborhood management. http://www.spiritualneighborhood.org
Discussion and content about social invention, intentional community, government, alternative tools and shelter, health, gardening, beliefs, and dreams. http://www.geocities.com/~newliberty/
Scholarly group which studies present and past communal societies of the United States. Includes membership information, fellowships and awards, publications, conferences, links, and bibliography. http://www.communalstudies.info/
