ISBN: 9781900322188 Year Added to Catalog: 2008 Book Format: Paperback Book Art: Two-color Dimensions: 9 x 9 Number of Pages: 240 Book Publisher: Green Books Release Date: September 3, 2008 Web Product ID: 423
"The newly published Transition Handbook is so important that I am tempted just to confine this review to five simple words: 'You must read this book!'"
—Richard Barnett, Ethical Pulse
We live in an oil-dependent world, arriving at this level of dependency in a very short space of time by treating petroleum as if it were in infinite supply. 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 that 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 30 “transition towns” in the UK, Australia and New Zealand with more joining as the idea takes off. They provide valuable experience and lessons-learned for those of us on this side of the Atlantic. With little proactive thinking at the governmental 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.
About the Author
Rob Hopkins
Rob Hopkins is the founder of the
Transition Network. 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. ...