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From the Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecoregion Ecoregion] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioregionalism Bioregionalism] articles: | From the Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecoregion Ecoregion] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioregionalism Bioregionalism] articles: | ||
| − | : An '''ecoregion''' (ecological region), sometimes called a '''bioregion''', is the next smallest [[ecology|ecologically]] and geographically defined area beneath "realm" or "[[ecozone]]". '''Bioregionalism''' is a term used to describe an approach to political, cultural, and environmental issues based on naturally-defined regional areas, consistent with the concept of bioregions, or [[ecoregion]]s. These areas are usually based on a combination of physical and environmental features, including [[Drainage basin|watershed]] boundaries and [[soil]] and [[terrain]] characteristics. Bioregionalism stresses that the determination of a bioregion is also a [[culture|cultural]] phenomenon — with phrases such as "the politics of place" and "terrain of consciousness" appearing in bioregionalist writings — and places emphasis on local populations, knowledge and solutions. | + | : An '''ecoregion''' (ecological region), sometimes called a '''bioregion''', is the next smallest [[ecology|ecologically]] and geographically defined area beneath "realm" or "[[ecozone]]". '''Bioregionalism''' is a term used to describe an approach to political, cultural, and environmental issues based on naturally-defined regional areas, consistent with the concept of bioregions, or [[ecoregion]]s. These areas are usually based on a combination of physical and environmental features, including [[Drainage basin|watershed]] boundaries and [[soil]] and [[terrain]] characteristics. Bioregionalism stresses that the determination of a bioregion is also a [[culture|cultural]] phenomenon — with phrases such as "the politics of place" and "terrain of consciousness" appearing in bioregionalist writings — and places emphasis on local populations, knowledge and solutions.<ref>"[http://web.archive.org/web/20060417214124/http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/content/v13.3/alexander.html Bioregionalism: The Need For a Firmer Theoretical Foundation]", Don Alexander, Trumpeter v13.3, 1996.</ref> |
== North American BioRegions == | == North American BioRegions == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:34, 19 April 2007
From the Wikipedia Ecoregion and Bioregionalism articles:
- An ecoregion (ecological region), sometimes called a bioregion, is the next smallest ecologically and geographically defined area beneath "realm" or "ecozone". Bioregionalism is a term used to describe an approach to political, cultural, and environmental issues based on naturally-defined regional areas, consistent with the concept of bioregions, or ecoregions. These areas are usually based on a combination of physical and environmental features, including watershed boundaries and soil and terrain characteristics. Bioregionalism stresses that the determination of a bioregion is also a cultural phenomenon — with phrases such as "the politics of place" and "terrain of consciousness" appearing in bioregionalist writings — and places emphasis on local populations, knowledge and solutions."Bioregionalism: The Need For a Firmer Theoretical Foundation", Don Alexander, Trumpeter v13.3, 1996.
North American BioRegions
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I'm excited about BioRegions as a way of thinking and modeling place, but I don't know much about it so this kinda sucks for now. Please jump in and help if you know some more about this.
