Bioregioning š
[Bioregion] refers both to a geographical terrain and a terrain of consciousness to a place and the ideas that have developed about how to live in that place.
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Contested Terrain - Future Observatory Journal
Peter Berg and Raymond Dasmann āReinhabiting Californiaā in Cheryll Glotfelty and Eve Quesnel (Eds.), The Biosphere and the Bioregion: Essential Writings of Peter Berg. London; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
there is a pragmatic motivation for the more-than-local, smaller-than-global scale of the bioregion. It offers a scale at which tangible impacts of action can be felt; a sphere of influence and responsibility that one can connect to, and a closeness that can be the basis for love, care and stewardship. In this confluence of ideas relating to place... See more
Contested Terrain - Future Observatory Journal
"The first publications were called a āBundleāānot a book, rather individual essays, poetry, graphics and posters, each printed separately and then assembled unbound into an envelopeānamed PLANET/DRUM. The PLANET/DRUM Bundles were originally conceived to spread planetary informationāa āvoice for the planet,ā and to have production/publishing decentralized, passed around among activists in various locales around the planet, making PLANET/DRUM beats from various places. The first Bundle invited collaboration with, āDo you have a message to send out?ā
Bioregioning A manual
Guidelines for bioregional design emphasize reorganization, reuse of existing structures, learning from traditional knowledge, and continuous prototyping, prioritizing local materials and sustainable practices for future generations.
fojournal.orgEach person needs to be the bearer of the kind of knowledge that allows that person to be a steward of the planet.
Calvin Po ā¢ Donella Meadows Revisited - Future Observatory Journal
Donella Meadows
About this guidebook | The 4 Returns Community Platform
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Lifeshed defined : A Place in which each and every life form works reciprocally (not transactionally), systemically (not fragmentedly), and dynamically (not statically) to promote each being contributing and benefiting. A lifeshed is framed and bounded by the value-adding processes needed to work to be healthy and evolutionary. The same bounded... See more
Carol Sanford ā¢ Lifeshed: History of the Idea and Term!
Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems
Exploring circular governance across eight nested scales, emphasizing material, social, and energy flows, aimed at fostering bio-regional regeneration and resilience through systemic design principles and collaborative interactions.
tobiasluthe.deCircular cross-scalar governance spiral ā Designing for bio-regional regeneration
Cosmovision/ Philosophy A place and peopleās holistic cosmovision or collective worldview represented by outer space is an all-encompassing element that holds all of the regenerative elements together. It addresses silo thinking and division in the design of systemic functions. It makes sure that there is a relationship across the four dimensions... See more