bioregional
Defined by ecology
Bioregional describes something organized around natural ecological boundaries rather than political ones—watersheds, mountain ranges, climate zones, or plant communities.
Bioregional planning considers how rivers flow and ecosystems function rather than where state lines fall.
The bioregional approach to conservation ignores county borders.
The bioregional movement advocates living in harmony with local ecology.
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- biomeMajor ecological community
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
endemic · native · habitat · biodiversity · species · keystone · indicator · niche
Intentional sustainable residential community
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- localismPreference for nearby things
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
commons · self-sufficiency · homesteading · transition · resilience · participatory · solidarity · place-based
Physical feature mapping
- landformsNatural geographic features
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- terrainLand's physical features
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
hydrology · climate · soil · altitude · plateau · valley · mountain · drainage
Capable of restoration
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- organicFrom living matter
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
low-impact · agroecology · solar · wind · closed-loop · resilient
Preventing waste or loss
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- policyAdopted principle of action
- restorationReturning something to condition
protected · sanctuary · reserve · management · enforcement · conservancy · land-use
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
fauna · endemic · native · habitat · biodiversity · species · keystone · indicator · niche · wetlands
ecovillage
Intentional sustainable residential community
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- localismPreference for nearby things
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
stewardship · commons · self-sufficiency · homesteading · transition · resilience · participatory · solidarity · place-based · reciprocity
topography
Physical feature mapping
geology · hydrology · climate · soil · altitude · plateau · valley · mountain · drainage · biogeography
renewable
Capable of restoration
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- organicFrom living matter
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
regenerative · low-impact · agroecology · solar · wind · closed-loop · resilient
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- policyAdopted principle of action
restoration · protected · sanctuary · reserve · management · enforcement · conservancy · land-use
bioregionalpolitical
Of government matters
geopolitical · nation-state · jurisdictional · administrative · national
bioregionalglobal
Relating to entire world
universal · planetary · worldwide · cosmopolitan · hyperlocal
bioregionalindustrial
Of factories and production
extractive · technocratic · anthropocentric · urbanist · monocultural