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Bioregionalism is a term used to describe an environmental system based on naturally-defined areas called bioregions, or ecoregions. Bioregions are defined through physical and environmental features, including watershed boundaries, ecosystem types and soil and terrain characteristics.

Some bioregionalists argue that the a bioregion is also a cultural and political phenomenon and takes local level populations, knowledge, and solutions into account.^[1]

Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External links

[edit] 1 Overview

The term appears to have originated in work by Peter Berg and Raymond Dasmann in the early 1970s.^[2]

The bioregionalist perspective seeks to:

• Ensure that political boundaries match ecological boundaries.^[3]
• Highlight the unique ecology of the bioregion.
• Encourage consumption of local foods where possible.
• Encourage the use of local materials where possible.
• Encourage the cultivation of native plants of the region.
• Encourage sustainability in harmony with the bioregion. ^[4]

[edit] 2 See also

• Social ecology

[edit] 3 References

• This article was imported from Bioregionalism on Wikipedia on 2008 October 10 under the GFDL. Both articles may have changed since then.

1. ↑ "Bioregionalism: The Need For a Firmer Theoretical Foundation", Don Alexander, Trumpeter v13.3, 1996.
2. ↑ "Reinhabiting California", Peter Berg and Raymond Dasmann, The Ecologist 7, no. 10 (1977)
3. ↑ Davidson, S. (2007) 'The Troubled Marriage of Deep Ecology and Bioregionalism', Environmental Values, vol. 16(3): 313-332
4. ↑ Bastedo, 1994. See Bibliography.

[edit] 4 Bibliography

• Reinhabiting A Separate Country: A Bioregional Anthology of Northern California, edited by Peter Berg, San Francisco, Planet Drum, 1978. ISBN 0-937102-00-8.
• Bioregionalism, edited by Michael McGinnis, Routledge, 1998. ISBN 0-415-15445-6.
• Dwellers in the Land: The Bioregional Vision, Kirkpatrick Sale, Random House, 1985. ISBN 0-8203-2205-9 (University of Georgia Press, 2000).
• A Place in Space: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Watersheds, Gary Snyder, Counterpoint, 1995. ISBN 1-887178-27-9
• LifePlace: Bioregional Thought and Practice, Robert Thayer, University of California Press, 2003. ISBN 0-520-23628-9
• Shield Country: The Life and Times of the Oldest Piece of the Planet, Jamie Bastedo, Red Deer Press, 1994. ISBN 0-88995-191-8
• Bioregionalimo. La visione locale di un mondo globale, Emanuele Guerrieri Ciaceri, Argo Edizioni, Italia 2006. ISBN 9788888659190

[edit] 5 External links

• Planet Drum Foundation website.
• North American Bioregional Congress website
• Putah-Cache Bioregion Project - interdisciplinary research and educational project at UC Davis.