Thoughts on the 'Doughnut Economics' model for bioregions?
I've been exploring Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics framework and thinking about how it could apply at the bioregional scale. The idea of defining social foundations (what everyone needs) and ecological ceilings (what the land can sustain) seems really aligned with bioregional thinking. Amsterdam has famously adopted this model. Has anyone seen it applied to rural/bioregional contexts? Would love to explore this more in an upcoming discussion event if there's interest.
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Yes! I've been thinking about this a lot. The challenge I see is defining the 'bioregion' boundaries - watersheds don't always align with political/administrative boundaries where decisions get made.
Would definitely join a discussion on this. We could look at some case studies - Cornwall in the UK has been doing interesting work on regional doughnut metrics.