Voluntary Simplicity, Involuntary Complexities, and the Pull of Remove: The Radical Ruralities of off-Grid Lifestyles

Phillip Vannini, Jonathan Taggart · 2013 · Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

Summary. Off-grid residents in Canada's Yukon pursue voluntary simplicity by disconnecting from electricity, water, gas, and other infrastructure networks. However, the paper argues this lifestyle is not freely chosen but shaped by biographical and geographical constraints. The daily complexities of off-grid living create paradoxical, marginal spaces that reveal how residents navigate contradictions between their simplicity values and the demanding realities of their chosen isolation.

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Vannini, P., & Taggart, J.. (2013). Voluntary Simplicity, Involuntary Complexities, and the Pull of Remove: The Radical Ruralities of off-Grid Lifestyles. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space. https://doi.org/10.1068/a4564

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DOI: 10.1068/a4564
Countries: Canada
Regions: North America
Categories: rural-data-and-definitions, climate-and-environment
Added: 2026-04-28