Bioregional Solutions: For Living on One Planet (8)

by Pooran Desai, Sue Riddlestone, Charles III (Foreword)

We live in a consumer society, and over-consumption is the driving force of environmental degradation. This stark reality led Pooran Desai and Sue Riddlestone to found BioRegional Development Group. In this Briefing they show how we can meet more of our needs for wood products, paper, textiles, food and housing from local renewable and waste resources. They outline the theoretical framework of bioregional development and the award winning practical solutions that BioRegional have developed with industry partners. They quantify how we can significantly reduce CO2 emissions and recycle waste, and so greatly reduce our ecological footprint.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Pooran studied at Oxford and Cambridge Universities before co-founding BioRegional Development Group in 1995. Initially he worked in sustainable forestry, helping develop the concept of ‘bioregional network production’ (linking local suppliers to national retailers) and founding BioRegional Charcoal Company Ltd of which he remains managing director. In 1997 he initiated the BedZED project, contributing through design, construction and monitoring – which in turn led to the Z-squared and One Planet concepts.

He is a shareholder and Sustainability Director of sustainable property development company BioRegional Quintain Ltd and heads up BioRegional’s One Planet Communities programme. Pooran also led BioRegional’s work to revive the historic lavender industry in south London. He has co-authored 2 books and his third book is ‘One Planet Communities’ published in 2009. He lives with his wife Sue Riddlestone at BedZED.

Reviews

[Peter Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and informative book about how we can be more environmental by creating, consuming and recycling at a regional level. You'll have food for thought every time you think about buying a cotton shirt too.

[Brendan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't even get me started about this