The transition companion making your community more resilient in uncertain times
| Main Author: | Hopkins, Rob, 1968- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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White River Junction, Vt. :
Chelsea Green Pub.,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1 The emergence of an idea: a potted history of Transition
- Ch. 2 Why Transition initiatives do what they do
- Ch. 3 Where we might be headed: the power of future scenarios
- Ch. 4 Resilience and Vocalisation
- Ch. 5 A taste of a powered-down future
- Ch. 6 Framing Transition
- Ch. 7 The story of four Transition initiatives told using ingredients and tools
- Starting out
- 1.Coming together as groups
- 2. Inclusion and diversity
- Tools for Transition No.1: Permaculture design
- 3. Respectful communication
- 4. Forming an initiating group
- Tools for Transition No.2: Standing up to speak
- 5. Understanding scale
- 6. Measurement
- Tools for Transition No.3: Transition Training
- 7. Visioning
- 8. Arts and creativity
- Tools for Transition No.4: Running effective meetings
- 9. Awareness raising
- 10. Forming working groups
- Tools for Transition No.5: Forming a legal entity
- 11. Building partnerships
- 12. The evolving structure
- Tools for Transition No.6: Communicating with the media
- 13. Backcasting
- 14. Creating a space for inner Transition
- Deepening
- 1.'Transition Towers'-having an office, or not?
- 2. Practical manifestations
- Tools for Transition No.7: Volunteers and volunteering
- 3. The 'Great Reskilling'
- 4. How we communicate
- Tools for Transition No.8: Financing your Transition initiative
- 5. Celebrating
- 6. Celebrate failure
- 7."How are we doing?"
- 8. Local food initiatives
- 9. Momentum
- 10. Ensuring land access
- Tools for Transition No.9: Supporting each other
- 11. Personal resilience
- Tools for Transition No.10: Unleashings
- Tools for Transition No.11: Healthy conflict
- 12. Education for Transition
- Connecting
- 1. Forming networks of Transition initiatives
- Tools for Transition No.12: Street-by-street behaviour change
- 2. Involving the council
- Tools for Transition No.13: Becoming the media
- Contents note continued: 3. Working with local businesses
- Tools for Transition No. 14: Energy Resilience Assessment
- 4. Oral histories
- Tools for Transition No. 15: Community brainstorming tools
- 5. Engaging young people
- Tools for Transition No. 16: Meaningful maps
- 6. The role of storytelling
- Tools for Transition No. 17: Speaking up for Transition
- 7. Pausing for reflection
- Building
- 1. Energy Descent Action Plans
- 2. Social enterprise and entrepreneurship
- 3. Scaling up
- Tools for Transition No. 18: Community renewable energy companies
- 4. Strategic local infrastructure
- Tools for Transition No. 19: Tools for plugging the leaks
- 5. Appropriate technologies
- 6.Community ownership of assets
- Tools for Transition No. 20: Community-supported farms, bakeries and breweries
- 7. Strategic thinking
- Tools for Transition No. 21: Peak oil resolutions
- Daring to dream
- 1. Policies for Transition
- 2.A learning network
- 3. Investing in Transition.