THE TRANSITION HANDBOOK
by Hopkins, Rob

From oil dependency to local resilience

*** A guide to preparing for a post-peak oil society ***

"If your town is not yet a Transition Town, here is guidance for making it one. We have little time, and much to accomplish." - Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute, Santa Rosa, California, author of 'Power Down' and 'Peak Everything'.



We live in an oil-dependent world, and have got to this level of dependency in a very short space of time, using vast reserves of oil in the process - without planning for when the supply is not so plentiful. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead can have a positive outcome. These changes can lead to the rebirth of local communities, which will grow more of their own food, generate their own power, and build their own houses using local materials. They can also encourage the development of local currencies, to keep money in the local area.

There are now over 180 Transition Initiatives in 18 countries, with more joining as the idea takes off. With little proactivity at government level, communities are taking matters into their own hands and acting locally. If your town is not a Transition Town, this upbeat guide offers you the tools for starting the process.

The Author: Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Network has long been aware of the implications of our oil-dependent status, and has been energetically campaigning to increase awareness of its impact. Having successfully created an Energy Descent Plan for Kinsale in Ireland which was later adopted as policy by the town council, Rob moved to Totnes in Devon and initiated Transition Town Totnes, the first UK town to address the issues of life after peak oil (www.transitiontowns.org/Totnes).

For more information on the transition town phenomenon, see http://www.transitionculture.org

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224 pages in two colours, 234 x 234mm