a revival
Bioregionalism is the natural, original, basic way … but from where we are now it’s quite radically transformational. It would involve seceding from this too-large entity we call the United States of America. So after the concept appeared (circa 1970–1990) it faded. But there lately has been a revival.
“One could say that ‘bioregioning’ is our species long-term evolutionary survival pattern and hence a return to it may well be the most promising pathway our species can take through the tumultuous if not catastrophic decades ahead.”