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Localization: A brief definition

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Summary – Definitions are slippery things, they can as easily misdirect thought as enlighten it. This is a tentative definition of what localization involves. It is evolving, particularly as there occur more tangible instances of its application.

Localization is a process of behavioral and social change focused on localities.

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Localization: Premise

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Summary – To survive on this planet, we must prepare for a drawn-out yet persistent descent in overall resource availability. This emerging biophysical reality is inevitable. It is not altered by debate or market forces, nor will denial or inattention make it disappear. What is not inevitable, however,

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Localization explained

Biophysical limits and disrupted ecosystems mean that soon we will live far more simply. Rather than being dismal, this reality contains many benefits. If thoughtfully done, it can be a locally grounded, intrinsically satisfying life.

Intention

Inspire hopeful visions despite lean times.
Support new farmers, poets, and teachers.

Inspiration

“I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now and can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine some real grounds for hope.” – Ursula Le Guin (2014)

“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” – Robin Wall Kimmerer (Braiding Sweetgrass, 2013)

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