Connected to Place - by Matt Biggar (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This book demonstrates how place-based systems change can turn the tide on our mounting environmental and social crises by reorienting people's lives around the places where they live. This book provides a practical guide to creating the conditions necessary for regeneration and improving people's lives in the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Connected to Place looks at place-based systems change as a real-world solution to our growing environmental and social crises. Distilling lessons from a thirty-year career in the social sector, Matt Biggar offers a practical guide to creating conditions for societal transformation. He presents a vision that reorients people's daily lives around their neighborhoods and communities, and he shows us how we can get there.

When thinking about place-based systems change, many questions arise. What systems do we change? How do we change them? What outcomes are we seeking? In Connected to Place, Biggar answers these questions for advocates, planners, policymakers, educators, and others interested in systems change. Readers will learn about the ideas, tools, and pathways imperative to creating lasting, regenerative change. By reframing our approach to social progress, Connected to Place outlines the way toward rebuilding connection with nature and local community and revitalizing local and regional economies.

About the Author

Matt Biggar is Founder and Principal of Connected to Place. He has worked as a strategy consultant, researcher, writer, speaker, teacher, and educational leader. He focuses on systems change and strategic collaboration within local and regional contexts.