3. Resources
i. Required Resources for Operation
The Land
The current priority for this InterFaith
Settlement is the transfer of the
Immediate Necessities
The aggregate schedule of specific resource
requirements for this InterFaith Settlement is in the process of being
calculated. This calculation is being
made on a per person basis and with a presumed population of 5,000 residents,
including men, women, and children. It
is presumed that the initial number of residents within this InterFaith
Settlement may be considerably less than 5,000 and the eventual number of
residents within this InterFaith Settlement may increase beyond 5,000. The number of 5,000 is simply established as an
intermediate indicator and there is a certain adjustability that is maintained
through the per person calculations.
These calculations are also made on an (occasionally weekly), monthly,
and annual basis.
Infrastructure and Utilities
It is considered that the primary
necessities of the residents of this InterFaith Settlement (accommodations and
utilities) are provided through the established infrastructure of the land
provided to this InterFaith Settlement.
However, mutually agreeable arrangements are required with the local
providers of utilities (water, electricity, heat [gas], telephone) once the
land is transferred to this InterFaith Settlement. There are also plans for further consultation
with advisers, including the Global Economic Village Network and other private
organisations such as Eco Casa e Eco Fábrico (www.ecocasa.com.br), for the
implementation of sustainable and renewable energy provision (electricity,
heat, and water).
Resource Exchanging Organisations
In this respect, the initial, primary
consideration is the continual provision of additional resources (food,
clothing, general merchandise) as well as certain
technological capabilities (computer and other technologies, internet
access). A number of resource exchanging
organisations (corporations) have been contacted pertaining
the provision of such resources (specifically through trade with this
InterFaith Settlement). A list of these
resource exchanging organisations includes: