Where are you at? Re‐engaging bioregional ideas and what they offer geography
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Geography Compass, 2023, 17, (10)
- Issue Date:
- 2023-10
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Abstract Bioregionalism was popularised in the 1970s back to the land movement It is distinguished from other forms of environmentalism through the spatial imaginary of a bioregion as the scale for environmental action and regenerative living Bioregional thought has been widely critiqued by geographers for its potentially deterministic understanding of the relationship between place and culture This paper argues that bioregionalism is less of a homogenous movement and more of a discursive forum that houses a spectrum of perspectives We identify three key tendencies within bioregional thought an ontological tendency a critical tendency and a processual tendency Each tendency is rooted in different spatial imaginaries and generates different axiologies and strategies of change We argue that contemporary processual tendencies in bioregional thought are productive for geographers considering questions of 1 materiality agency and place 2 politics ethics and place and 3 acting in place for urgent and ethical change
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