Bioregional Participatory Action Research: framework & guide (book)

How can you take action for bioregional regeneration? How can you improve the socio-ecological conditions of your life-place? This book introduces the minimal viable framework for Bioregional Participatory Action Research and offers a deep-dive into the steps, outcomes and principles and how to use them.

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Contents of the book

Learn more about Bioregional Participatory Action Research:

  • The BPAR minimal viable framework.
  • A deep dive into the DRAW-steps and BPAR-principles.
  • An introduction to Bioregioning and Participatory Action Research.
  • Additional models and methods to extend and adapt the framework.
  • Further reading and resources to continue learning.

Learn how to use BPAR to:

  • …find the next best action in an existing initiative.
  • …structure an initiative from start to finish.
  • …as a frame to explain to others what you are doing.
  • …improve your strategy.

Version 0.9, 26 june 2025. First manuscript. Contributions are welcome.

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Supporting materials

  • Research Paper Template (to do)
  • Canvas (to do)
  • Illustrations (to do)
  • Presentation (to do)

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