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Author Hopkins, Rob, 1968-

Title The transition companion : making your community more resilient in uncertain times / Rob Hopkins.

Imprint White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., 2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  307.14 H777t 2011    ---  Available
Description 320 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subject Community development -- Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Sustainable living.
Energy consumption -- Social aspects.
Energy conservation -- Social aspects.
Energy conservation -- Citizen participation.
Energy policy -- Citizen participation.
ISBN 9781603583923 (pbk.)
1603583920 (pbk.)

 
    
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