Bioregionalism

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Bioregionalism is a concept that emerged in the 1970's to explore and describe the relationship between place, culture, and sustainability.

Notes

• Planet Drum Foundation - http://planetdrum.org - founded by Peter Berg on the the pioneers of the bioregional movement.
• Center for Bioregional Living - http://bioregionalliving.org
• Schumacher Center for a New Economics - http://centerforneweconomics.org - named after British economist E.F. Schumacher who penned Small is Beautiful.
• Wearne et al. 2023 contemporary bioregionalism summarizes interviews with contemporary bioregional thinkers summaraizing essential elements of a bioregional view.

Story of Place

The Story of Place is concept that has evolved within bioregional circles to describe how a range of economic, historical, ecological, social and cultural factors combine to define the unique context of each area of the earth. Discovering and telling the story of place thus becomes a strategic exercise for intervention in social-ecological systems. Helping a community understand and tell its own story of place can be empowering.

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