tiloilla

Tiloilla is a fictional term used in speculative fiction and worldbuilding to describe a small, autonomous community or habitat unit designed for sustainable living. It is not an established term in real-world disciplines, and references to tiloilla typically appear within invented geographies or scenario analyses rather than scholarly literature.

The word appears as a coinage in modern fiction and role‑playing contexts. There is no widely recognized etymology, and authors often treat tiloilla as a placeholder for a generic, self‑contained settlement rather than a defined historical concept.

In common usages, tiloilla denotes a micro-society organized around circular economy principles and resilient infrastructure. Characteristic features may include energy self-sufficiency through renewables, closed-loop water and waste systems, compact housing, and shared governance structures such as participatory decision-making or rotating leadership. The design emphasis tends to be compatibility with local ecosystems and community welfare rather than large-scale expansion.

Within worldbuilding discussions, tiloilla serves as a model to explore tensions between idealized sustainability and practical constraints, including resource limits, social cohesion, and governance. Critics often use tiloilla to illustrate how imagined communities handle trade-offs and conflict.

Related concepts include eco-villages, intentional communities, micro-nations, and utopian or dystopian settings.