Your NameEunice Lisboa Neves
TRP Cohort AssignmentEurope Summer-Fall 2023, Cohort 1
Study Cohort Members

Aina Gasco
Birte Dohlen
Eunice Neves
Maryam Safe
Simon Dawson

Working Title of The Project (which we will use to refer to it throughout the series)

Earth Home - Permaculture Inspired Resetlement Model

Project Location

Portugal (Mértola / Leiria) 

Nature of The Project (e.g. building, new community, economic development, etc.)

Community Integration  
Holistic resettlement model for asylum seekers (refugees)

Why do you think this project is appropriate for the course assignment?

• Located in your community or region (so that you are familiar with its socio-ecological context and able to interview those involved in it)
• Completed or in final stages of completion
• Designed with sustainability aspiration
• Working to bring some whole into being, not just to solve a problem
• A contact person who is connected to the project
Furthermore:
• Inclusion of social, ecological, cultural and economic dimensions.
• Ecosystem's degradation and forced migration are growing challenges that need to be addressed at local and global scales.

Additional Useful Information

Mértola (rural scale) - https://terrasintropica.com/projetos/terra-de-abrigo/
Leiria (urban context) 

Date CreatedSeptember 19, 2023