Isabel Carlisle, Bioregioning as a Response to 'Gaia on the Move'

In this book, Elinor Ostrom investigates how self-organized governance systems can effectively manage common-pool resources, such as fisheries, water basins, and high mountain meadows. She challenges the conventional wisdom that such resources must be managed either by the state or the market to avoid overconsumption. Through detailed case studies from around the world, Ostrom identifies the key characteristics of successful common-pool resource management schemes and develops a theory of institutional arrangements that support sustainable governance. Her work emphasizes the importance of local knowledge, context-dependent rules, and cooperative strategies in achieving collective improvements and long-term sustainability.

In 'The Tao of Physics', Fritjof Capra delves into the striking similarities between the worldviews of modern physics and those of Eastern mystical traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The book discusses how both modern physics and Eastern mysticism describe the world as an interconnected, dynamic system, and how concepts like the unity of all things, the cyclical nature of change, and the illusory nature of separate entities are common to both. Capra argues that these parallels offer a deeper understanding of the nature of reality and the human place within it. The book has been widely read and has influenced discussions on the integration of science and spirituality.