Tuesday August 01, 2006

Singapore eco-village in Thailand

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Imagine living in a community of like-minded people, growing your own vegetables, staying in a solar-powered house, recycling anything that can be recycled - in order to be plugged into the cycle of nature and do minimal damage to the environment. Eco-villages have sprouted in developed Western countries like the US and Europe in the last 10 years or so. Could the Western idea of the kampung lifestyle - because that's essentially what eco-villages are - really take root in Asia?

Last week, an advertisement in a daily newspaper called for 24 'pioneer' families/individuals/companies who want to conserve nature and live an active outdoor life to be part of a 100-acre international eco-village located in Trang, South Thailand. For a reserve fee of $49,000 for a 31-year lease for plots of land starting from 400 sq metres, pioneer members could be part of a plan to build a sustainable community cum country retreat.

Dr Intira Sriprasidh, 54, is a sociologist, while her husband, Dr Laurence Siaw, 63, is a social anthropologist. It's her family land that she's offering for this project, but instead of cashing out on it for a commercial project like a hotel - and the family has indeed received offers - she'd prefer to see something that's less commercial and also ecologically sustainable. There are no restrictions on the use of the land, says Dr Intira, as long as the pioneer members - 48 in all, with the other 24 coming from international participants - follow the same vision and mission.

See also :

1. Eco-Cities in China

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