He is Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sussex and holds graduate degrees in Economics, Political Science and Literary Theory.
Ribó defines the habitat-nation as the community of individuals (inhabitants) who share a way of being, due to the confluence of genetically and socially acquired dispositions (habits), as well as the set of strategies, practices and institutions (forms of habitation) that allow them to adapt to (inhabit) a given natural environment (habitat) in a sustainable manner, thanks to the bonds of autonomy, reciprocity and friendship.
[8] In his book, Ribó applies this theory to support the view that a sustainable world system can only be achieved by developing political communities of smaller size than the large states of the modern era.
[9] According to Guy Lancaster, "Habitat is the sort of work that has fallen out of favour these days—an imaginative prescription for creating the best of all possible worlds.
In addition, Ribó manages to propose a sense of community that expands beyond the boundaries of the homo sapiens species without resorting to the mysticism of bioregionalists or Gaia hypothesis adherents.