Posts Tagged: Permaculture
How important are river catchments in defining bioregions?
I am currently working on a podcast series about the Highland Boundary Fault. As part of this I recently interviewed Clare Cooper and Marian Bruce in Marian’s farmhouse on the edge of the town of Aylth, north-west of Perth. The
How important are river catchments in defining bioregions?
I am currently working on a podcast series about the Highland Boundary Fault. As part of this I recently interviewed Clare Cooper and Marian Bruce in Marian’s farmhouse on the edge of the town of Aylth, north-west of Perth. The
Art and the Bioregion
Maisie Ingram, a student at Glasgow School of Art, recently stayed at the cabin in Ferry Wood and produced a series of paintings, including this one. The artistic temperament is well suited to bioregioning. One takes ones time, immersing oneself,
Art and the Bioregion
Maisie Ingram, a student at Glasgow School of Art, recently stayed at the cabin in Ferry Wood and produced a series of paintings, including this one. The artistic temperament is well suited to bioregioning. One takes ones time, immersing oneself,
Defining my bioregion as coastal rainforest
The rainforest defines my bioregion. All bioregions are defined by water to a greater or lesser extent, and mine is no exception, though it is different from many others in that it is not based in a water catchment but
Defining my bioregion as coastal rainforest
The rainforest defines my bioregion. All bioregions are defined by water to a greater or lesser extent, and mine is no exception, though it is different from many others in that it is not based in a water catchment but
Gaia Story – 4 – The Theory Named
Lovelock was fond of going on walks with the novelist William Golding, who lived in the same village. On one of these perambulations he shared his hypothesis with his friend, who, after mulling it over, “suggested that anything alive deserves
Gaia Story – 4 – The Theory Named
Lovelock was fond of going on walks with the novelist William Golding, who lived in the same village. On one of these perambulations he shared his hypothesis with his friend, who, after mulling it over, “suggested that anything alive deserves
Gaia Story – 3 – Lovelock and Margulis: Meeting of Minds
A crucial aspect of Gaia is that it is multi-disciplinary. We have already seen how Lovelock sought the help of a mathematician, Watson, in working out Daisyworld. Around the same time he was having “long and intense discussions” with the
Gaia Story – 3 – Lovelock and Margulis: Meeting of Minds
A crucial aspect of Gaia is that it is multi-disciplinary. We have already seen how Lovelock sought the help of a mathematician, Watson, in working out Daisyworld. Around the same time he was having “long and intense discussions” with the
Gaia Story – 2 – Daisyworld
The Gaia hypothesis ran into controversy from the outset. Lovelock decided that in order to answer his critics he needed somehow to simplify it without distorting it, for in doing so he would be able to create a mathematical model
Gaia Story – 2 – Daisyworld
The Gaia hypothesis ran into controversy from the outset. Lovelock decided that in order to answer his critics he needed somehow to simplify it without distorting it, for in doing so he would be able to create a mathematical model
Edgeland Chronicles by me (Ed Tyler)
I have published a book about bioregionalism: not an academic thesis but a fictional fantasy set in the mid-21st Century and featuring the people living in the archipelago off the NW coast of Europe, which, in 2023, consists of the
Edgeland Chronicles by me (Ed Tyler)
I have published a book about bioregionalism: not an academic thesis but a fictional fantasy set in the mid-21st Century and featuring the people living in the archipelago off the NW coast of Europe, which, in 2023, consists of the
Spirals on the beach
A few weeks ago Carina and I were walking along the beach near Muasdale when we met up with a local aquaintance, who was delighted to tell us he’d seen a rock uncovered by the tide with spirals carved into
Spirals on the beach
A few weeks ago Carina and I were walking along the beach near Muasdale when we met up with a local aquaintance, who was delighted to tell us he’d seen a rock uncovered by the tide with spirals carved into
Rock Art: Ancient acts of bioregioning
Here is one of the many ancient rock carvings found around the Kintyre peninsula. Some archaeologists think that they are located at transition points between lowland and upland, perhaps as waymarkers at what were then regarded as liminal spaces (more
Rock Art: Ancient acts of bioregioning
Here is one of the many ancient rock carvings found around the Kintyre peninsula. Some archaeologists think that they are located at transition points between lowland and upland, perhaps as waymarkers at what were then regarded as liminal spaces (more
RL4 – Bracken
Bracken is abundant in the Highlands. It is seen as a scourge, since sheep, cattle and horses won’t eat it. Let’s look at the ecological niche it naturally occupies. Surprisingly perhaps, it is a woodland plant, yet can only grow
RL4 – Bracken
Bracken is abundant in the Highlands. It is seen as a scourge, since sheep, cattle and horses won’t eat it. Let’s look at the ecological niche it naturally occupies. Surprisingly perhaps, it is a woodland plant, yet can only grow
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