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One Bioregion/One Health: An Integrative Narrative for Transboundary Planning along the US-Mexico Border
Global Society : Journal of Interdisciplinary International Relations
|June 23, 2015
Summary
Bioregional planning integrates ecological restoration and health initiatives, particularly along the US-Mexico border. This One Bioregion/One Health (OBROH) approach addresses complex socio-ecological challenges for healthier communities and ecosystems.
Area of Science:
- Environmental planning and public health
- Transborder ecological restoration
- Socio-ecological systems analysis
Background:
- Global megatrends necessitate innovative planning approaches.
- Bioregionalisation emerges as a response to complex socio-ecological problems.
- Place-based strategies are crucial for health and well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine a bioregional effort merging health planning and ecological restoration.
- Introduce the One Bioregion/One Health (OBROH) theoretical construct.
- Frame health as a transborder phenomenon involving human-animal-environment interactions.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of a bioregional initiative along the US-Mexico border.
- Application of the One Bioregion/One Health (OBROH) framework.
- Focus on transborder knowledge networking and community engagement.
Main Results:
- OBROH aims to enhance ecosystem resilience and cross-disciplinary training.
- The approach fosters community participation in science-society relations.
- OBROH guides action towards redefining human-ecological relationships.
Conclusions:
- Bioregional planning represents a paradigm shift in creating healthy places.
- Environmental epidemiology, telecoupling, and bioregional justice are key concepts.
- The engaged university plays a role in reinventing place-based planning.
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