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    Building Community Resilience and Improving Wellbeing

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    The Good Life Initiative  took place in New Earswick near York. The project funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation held a series of activities during 2011 and 2012 which had the aim of building and sustaining community resilience.

     

    The aim of the project was to foster low impact lifestyles in New Earswick and to galvanise community action to build a stronger and more resilient community. The New Earswick Good Life Initiative aspires to help residents to achieve a: healthier, greener, knowledgeable and sociable life.

    Articles

    How can we foster more equitable and climate resilient communities?

    Joseph Rowntree Foundation Blog

    Can York take environmentalism beyond the white middle class?

    The Guardian Blog

    Press Coverage

    Good Life beckons for model village’s residents

    The Yorkshire Post

    York's Rowntree village signs up for the Good Life

    The Guardian Blog

    Films

    Taste of the Good Life for a York village's residents

    The Press

    JoRios - Joseph Rowntrees Mini Earth Summit

    Tea on The Green- New Earswick Good Life Initiative

    JoRios Message to Global Leaders at Rio Earth Summit

    The New Earswick Good Life Initiative Movie

    Practical Action to Build Resilence: The Good Life Initaitive in New Earswick

     

    This report details findings from a hands-on attempt
    to build a local community’s capacity to adapt to ongoing economic, environmental and social changes. An action-research project investigated the effect of different interventions to facilitate civic engagement with the aim of motivating a transition towards a more resilient and environmentally sustainable community in a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of York.