Solutions Rewind: David Orr on Saving Democracy—and the Planet

About this episode

David Orr discusses the intersection of democracy and environmentalism, advocating for a biophilic approach to governance.

In a time of deep political division and environmental crisis, what would it look like to design a democracy that’s truly in harmony with the natural world? In this episode, we revisit a powerful 2022 conversation with David Orr, Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, editor of Democracy in a Hotter Time, and one of the leading voices at the intersection of ecology, education, and politics. Orr challenges us to think beyond short-term fixes and consider how a “biophilic democracy”...

People in this episode

Guest: David Orr

Topics covered

• democracy
• environment
• politics
• ecology
• education
• biophilia

Keywords

• democracy
• environmental crisis
• political division
• biophilic democracy
• ecology
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arizona State University

Books & works: Democracy in a Hotter Time

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