bioregionalist
Place-based environmentalist type
A bioregionalist advocates organizing human activity around natural ecological boundaries—watersheds, mountain ranges, ecosystems—rather than arbitrary political borders.
The movement emerged from environmental thinking in the 1970s, emphasizing local self-sufficiency and ecological awareness: As a bioregionalist, she believes communities should align with the land they inhabit rather than state lines.
Drainage area boundary
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biomeMajor ecological community
- ecotoneBoundary between distinct habitats
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
biodiversity · endemic · flora · fauna · keystone · trophic · niche · succession
Drainage area boundary
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- landformsNatural geographic features
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- microclimateLocalized atmospheric zone
indigenous · local · rootedness · dwelling · vernacular · inhabitation
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- restorationReturning something to condition
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- ecovillageIntentional sustainable residential community
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
Distributing authority away from center
- biocentrismLife as moral center
- holismWholes trump components
- CascadiaPacific Northwest ecological region
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biomeMajor ecological community
- ecotoneBoundary between distinct habitats
habitat · biodiversity · endemic · flora · fauna · keystone · trophic · niche · succession · interdependence
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- landformsNatural geographic features
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
microclimate · indigenous · local · rootedness · dwelling · vernacular · inhabitation
permaculture
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- restorationReturning something to condition
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- ecovillageIntentional sustainable residential community
composting · organic · self-reliance · regenerative · homesteading
decentralism
Distributing authority away from center
- biocentrismLife as moral center
- holismWholes trump components
- CascadiaPacific Northwest ecological region
bioregionalistnationalist
One prioritizing homeland interests
globalist · statist · centralist · imperialist · cosmopolitan