|
Jeff Buderer was exposed at an early
age to influences of her mother's dedication to environmental
stewardship. He soon began to recognize that there was
a dire need to better balance human needs with the appropriate
management of natural resources. This has evolved into
a lifelong learning process that is focused on an interdisciplinary
approach. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State
University at Springfield MO with a degree in Political
Science and a minor in International Relations in 1998.
He then embarked on a three-year stint at Arcosanti,
a unique live/work experiment in architecture and
urban design located in the desert of Arizona 70 miles
north of Phoenix. A major theme of Arcosanti is to provide
a more ecologically and socially sustainable alternative
to existing development models. His everyday experiences
as well as his exposure to Arcosanti founder Paolo Soleri's
theories served as a platform from which expand his
imagination in relation to innovative and forward thinking
approaches to sustainable development. At the same time
he feels his experiences at Arcosanti have been important
in getting him to see the challenges of creating organizations
to promote effective socioeconomic change. Being a crew
leader in the construction of Arcosanti helped him to
start to see the practical challenges of managing people
and resources, and organizing a project to effectively
achieve its goals.
In the Fall of 2000 he participated in a four month
seminar at the Ecosa
Institute in Prescott AZ--a total immersion process
in ecological design that included several well known
architects as well as a diverse group of leaders from
the emerging field of ecological design.
A major theme in his work is to promote an integrated
approach to sustainable development that is interdisciplinary.
He believes that sustainability need not stifle a sense
of prosperity and well being. In fact he believe strongly
that when properly designed sustainable hyman systems
can provide a sense of pride and self-worth at the local
level, protect the ecology of the earth, while also
creating jobs and economic security. Having left Arcosanti,
Jeff now is working with the oneVillage Foundation to
promote these ideas on a practical level through the
development of built environments and social networks
that authentically reflect people's needs for a prosperous
and lively existence while also respecting the finiteness
of ecological as well as human resources both here in
the US and in developing countries.
Contact Information:
Jeff Buderer
Founding Member, oneVillage
[email protected]
417.830.1029
102 Ballatore Court
San Jose, CA 95134 |