'Transition is the most vital social experiement of our times. A visionary, practical blueprint that took root in a town and is circling the globe.This is a book that can change your life our lives.' 'The biggest urban brainwave of the century. Tools for Transition No.21: Peak oil resolutions Tools for Transition No.20: Community-supported farms, bakeries and breweries Tools for Transition No.19: Tools for plugging the leaks Tools for Transition No.18: Community renewable energy companies Tools for Transition No.17: Speaking up for TransitionĢ.

Tools for Transition No.16: Meaningful maps Tools for Transition No.15: Community brainstorming tools Tools for Transition No.14: Energy Resilience Assessment Tools for Transition No.13: Becoming the media Tools for Transition No.12: Street-by-street behaviour change Forming networks of Transition initiatives Tools for Transition No.11: Healthy conflictġ. Tools for Transition No.9: Supporting each other Tools for Transition No.8: Financing your Transition initiative Tools for Transition No.7: Volunteers and volunteering ‘Transition Towers’ – having an office, or not? Tools for Transition No.6: Communicating with the mediaġ4. Tools for Transition No.5: Forming a legal entity Tools for Transition No.4: Running effective meetings Tools for Transition No.3: Transition Training Tools for Transition No.2: Standing up to speak Tools for Transition No.1: Permaculture design PART THREE: How the Transition movement does what it does – ingredients for success PART TWO: What the Transition response looks like in practiceĬhapter 7: The story of four Transition initiatives told using ingredients and tools PART ONE: Why the Transition movement does what it doesĬhapter 1: The emergence of an idea: a potted history of TransitionĬhapter 2: Why Transition initiatives do what they doĬhapter 3: Where we might be headed: the power of future scenariosĬhapter 5: A taste of a powered-down future Read Rob Hopkins' article What is Transition? hereįor a sneak preview of the book, including audio and video clips, click on the widget below. The Transition Companion combines practical advice – the tools needed to start and maintain a Transition initiative – with numerous inspiring stories from local groups worldwide.

These examples show how much can be achieved when people harness energy and imagination to create projects that will make their communities more resilient. The book then looks in detail at the process a community in transition goes through, drawing on the experience of those who have already embarked on this journey. It presents a vision of how the future might look if we succeed in addressing these issues. The first part discusses where we are now in terms of resilience to the problems of rising oil prices, climate change and economic uncertainty. It shows how communities are working for a future where local enterprises are valued and nurtured where lower energy use is seen as a benefit and where cooperation, creativity and the building of resilience are the cornerstones of a new economy. The Transition Companion picks up the story today, describing one of the most fascinating experiments now under way in the world. In contrast to the ever-worsening stream of information about climate change, the economy and resource depletion, Transition focuses on solutions, on community-scale projects and on positive results. Since then, the Transition idea has gone viral across the globe, from universities and London neighbourhoods to Italian villages and Brazilian favelas. In 2008, the bestselling The Transition Handbook suggested a model for a community-led response to peak oil and climate change.

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