Research

This well-conceived and narrowly defined research study does an excellent job of identifying regenerative development as a potentially displacing paradigm that replaces existing capitalist/neoliberal ones. The authors are attentive to capturing the concepts of this old paradigm thinking and discuss...

This study, drawing on a series of podcast interviews presents a number of principles -- including biophilia, humility, integrity, and humility -- that are distinct from those in the sustainability space, namely, "business case" and  "paradoxical" perspectives. 

While the study leaves many systemic...

This article offers readers a comprehensive examination of permaculture principles applied to marine environments. Covering biophysical and cultural elements as well as incorporating fundamental differences between terrestrial and marine environments, as well as the differing effects of...

Authors, Hannah Hogarth and Charlotte Hankin not only describe, but demonstrate through art and case studies the virtues of educational approaches that emphasize emergence, observation, and co-creation in dialogue with nature and other beings. 

Providing an academic rationale that builds off the...

From the website: "The Financing for Regenerative Agriculture report sheds light on how investors are beginning to drive the transition to a more resilient global agrifood supply chain." "For investors in agrifood systems, business as usual is no longer viable. Evidence shows that the negative...

In experiments over several years on test plots polyculture based approach, the author demonstrates multiple gains that address issues ranging from self-sufficiency of economically viable food production to stopping desertification. 

From the paper: "Despite the no-input practice except water and...

From the publication "With over 200 environmental certifications in the travel industry alone, embracing sustainability can seem complex and daunting.  Amid so much talk about ramping up environmental commitment in the travel industry, particularly since COVID-19, there's a simmering paralysis of...

No one can miss the living breathing nature of Earth in this image and continue to see it as separate from humanity. The image speaks to our essential connectedness with nature and each other. 

"The metabolism of the terrestrial biosphere looks like nature’s heartbeat when seen through the lens of a...

While not focusing on regenerative development as a concept, this research helps to hightlight some of the opportunities and challenges faced by communities facing pressures to develop, of which tourism is one path. The potential benefits of tourism, especially those approaches that keep ecosystems...

The abstract of this paper doesn't do justice to the significant effort made to build on existing economic and scientific theories to extend to additional principles and dynamics that are grounded in biology and natural systems.  

Abstract: "Applying network science concepts and methods to economic...