Kuni: A Japanese Vision and Practice for Urban-Rural Reconnection [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B0CJ3H89QJ | 2024 | 5 hours and 3 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 281 MB

A guide to reviving and revitalizing forgotten places and communities through the Japanese principles of kuni. Kuni offers a unique model for the revitalization of rural and deindustrialized lands and communitiesand shares lessons in citizen-led regeneration for all of us, regardless of where we live. Kuni is both a reimagining of the Japanese word for nation and an approach to reviving communities. It shows what happens when dedicated people band together and invest their hearts, minds, and souls back into a community, modeling a new way of living that actually works. A kuni can be created anywhereeven a hamlet on the verge of extinctionand embodies 7 key principles. Kuni offers a compelling vision of regenerative relationships that can take root in the United Statesand anywhere. With spare and beautiful prose and useful principles for reviving rural places, this book addresses our longing for a hopeful revolution of everyday life.