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Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience 2nd edition [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 233x233x15 mm, kaal: 630 g, Black and white illustrations, photographs and graphs
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Apr-2014
  • Kirjastus: Green Books
  • ISBN-10: 0857842153
  • ISBN-13: 9780857842152
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 233x233x15 mm, kaal: 630 g, Black and white illustrations, photographs and graphs
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Apr-2014
  • Kirjastus: Green Books
  • ISBN-10: 0857842153
  • ISBN-13: 9780857842152
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Guides communities to begin an 'energy descent' journey to create a self-reliant existence.

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 people don’t want to think about what happens when the oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead can have a positive effect. They can lead to the rebirth of local communities, which will generate their own fuel, food, and housing. They can encourage the development of local currencies, to keep money in the local area, and they can unleash a local “skilling-up,” so that people have more control over their lives. The Transition Handbook is the manual that will guide communities to begin this “energy descent” journey. The argument that “small is inevitable” is upbeat and positive, as well as utterly convincing.

Move from feeling anxious about the oil crisis to developing a positive visions and taking traction action to create a more self-reliant existence with this ground-breaking book.

We live in an oil-dependent world, and have become reliant in a very short space of time, using vast reserves of oil in the process – and without planning for when the supply is not so plentiful. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when the oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but the reality may not be as bad as we think.

The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead could have a positive effect. Written by permaculture expert Rob Hopkins, he discusses the possibility of a rebirth of local communities, which will generate their own fuel, food and housing. These will encourage the development of local currencies, to keep money in the local area, and unleash a local 'skilling-up', so that people have more control over their lives.

The growth in interest in the Transition model continues to be exponential. There are now more than 35 formal Transition Initiatives in the UK, including towns, cities, islands, villages and peninsulas, 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 community has not yet become a Transition Initiative, this upbeat guide, filled with beautiful black and white photographs, offers you the tools to get started.

The Transition Handbook is the perfect manual to guide communities, as they begin this 'energy descent' journey.

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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, author of Power Down * This book by the visionary architect of the Transition movement is a must-read, labelled immediate... This issue should be of urgent concern to every person who cares about their children, and all who hope there is a viable future for human civilisation post-petroleum. * Jeremy Leggett, author of The Carbon War * This is much more than just a book. It is a manual for a movement. And not just any movement, but one which in avoiding the civilisational collapse threatened by the twin crises of peak oil and climate change could prove to be the most important social force humanity has ever seen. * Mark Lynas, author of Six Degrees * What I love about the Transition approach is that it is inspirational, harnessing hope instead of guilt, and optimism instead of fear. The Transition Handbook will come to be seen as one of the seminal books which emerged at the end of the Oil Age and which offered a gentle helping hand in the transition to a more local, more human and ultimately more nourishing future. * Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association * The book is a great guide for how we must live in a future world where the limits of nature are honoured, but so are the basic comforts and joys of communities coming together in great common cause. There is no more important book than this one for any community seeking change toward ecological sustainability * Jerry Mander, founder and director of the International Forum on Globalisation * Timely and hugely important... there is no better call to action than this book, and no better guide to the hands-on creation of a liveable future. * Dr Stephan Harding, author of Animate Earth *

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A guide for communities to face the challenges of climate change and begin their 'energy descent'. The argument that 'small is inevitable' is upbeat and positive and utterly convincing.
Foreword 8(4)
Richard Heinberg
Introduction 12(6)
Tantalising Glimpses Of Resilience
PART ONE THE HEAD
Why Peak Oil And Climate Change Mean That Small Is Inevitable
Chapter 1 Peak Oil And Climate Change The two great oversights of our times
18(26)
Chapter 2 The View From The Mountain-Top
44(10)
Chapter 3 Why Rebuilding Resilience Is As Important As Cutting Carbon Emissions
54(14)
Chapter 4 Why Small Is Inevitable
68(12)
Summing Up Part One
77(3)
PART TWO THE HEART
Why Having A Positive Vision Is Crucial
Chapter 5 How Peak Oil And Climate Change Affect US: `Post-Petroleum Stress Disorder'
80(1)
Chapter 6 Understanding The Psychology Of Change
84(10)
Dr Chris Johnstone
Chapter 7 Harnessing The Power Of A Positive Vision
94(10)
Chapter 8 A Vision For 2030: Looking Back Over The Transition
104(18)
Chapter 9 Kinsale -- A First Attempt At Community Visioning
122(12)
Summing Up Part Two
131(3)
PART THREE THE HANDS
Exploring The Transition Model For Inspiring Local Resilience-Building
Chapter 10 The Transition Concept
134(12)
Chapter 11 How To Start A Transition Initiative
146(30)
Chapter 12 The First Year Of Transition Town Totnes
176(26)
Chapter 13 The Viral Spread Of The Transition Concept
202(12)
Some Closing Thoughts
212(2)
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 The Oil Depletion Questionnaire
214(1)
Appendix 2 John Croft's `Four stages that any project will go through'
215(2)
Appendix 3 Assignment Sheet -- Energy Descent Action Plan
217(2)
Appendix 4 The Energy Descent Action Plan Process
219(1)
Appendix 5 How to become a Transition Initiative
220(3)
Appendix 6 A sample press release
223(1)
Appendix 7 Transition Training
224(1)
References 225(8)
Resources 233(4)
Index 237
Rob Hopkins 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 the Transition Network, which now networks over 450 communities around the world: