Biocoalescence Corrumpalism Ecoagnosy Endemophilia Eutierria Ghedeist Ghehds Global dread Mermerosity Meteoranxiety Meuacide Psychoterratic Solastalgia Soliphilia Sumbalere Sumbiography Sumbiocentrc Sumbiocentrism Sumbiocracy, Sumbiocriticism Sumboikos Sumbiovore, Sumbiotarian, Sumbioculture Sumbiology Sumbiologist Sumbiophilia Sumbiopolis Sumbiosic, Sumbiosic development, sumbiosity Symbiocene (The) Sumbioism, Symbioist Symbioment symbiomimicry Terranascia, Terraphthora, Terrafurie Tierracide Terraliben Tierratrauma Topoaversion Topophobia Topopinia Tinpany
Month: December 2017
Sumbioism, Sumbioist and Sumbiosophy
The political and policy realms will also have to be revolutionised by sumbiocentric thinking. The model for social and political systems is not Nature in general, it is life and how life is possible (and desirable) within the matrix of an ethically indifferent Nature. From this point onwards, there is nothing to stop this new … Continue reading Sumbioism, Sumbioist and Sumbiosophy
Tierratrauma
Tierratrauma describes that moment when you experience sudden and traumatic environmental change … your favourite tree is being cut down, fire is destroying your local area, a bulldozer is demolishing your loved streetscape, or you are witness to an oil spill that smothers all life on “your” beach. This is not medically defined post-traumatic stress … Continue reading Tierratrauma
Sumbiopolis
Cities, as they are currently configured, owe their existence on globalized gigantism supported by the carbon intensive global transport of goods by aircraft and shipping. Symbiocene planners agree with Bill Rees in seeing cities as "entropic black holes" (Rees 1997) defying all superficial attempts at pseudo-sustainability with their 'green walls'. We will need to exit … Continue reading Sumbiopolis
Sumbiography
A 'sumbiography' is the term I use to explain the cumulative influences on my life, from childhood to adulthood, that have culminated in my views on the relationship between humans, other forms of life and nature. This term is derived from the Greek sumbiosis (companionship), sumbion (to live together) sumbios (living together) and, of course, … Continue reading Sumbiography