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The terms transition town, transition initiative and transition model refer to grassroot community projects that aim to increase self-sufficiency to reduce the potential effects of peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability through renewed localization strategies, especially around food production and energy usage.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 71 relations: Association négaWatt, Australia, Autonomy, BBC News, BBC Radio 4, Bill Mollison, Brixton, Canada, Carfree city, Chile, Circles of Sustainability, Climate change, Community gardening, Community project, Complementary currency, David Fleming (writer), David Holmgren, Degrowth, Demographic transition, Ecological resilience, Electric vehicle, Energy descent, England, Fairtrade Town, Fiscal localism, Food miles, Food swap, France, Grassroots, Great Transition, Green Drinks, Industrial symbiosis, Ireland, Italy, Kinsale, Lewes pound, Local currency, New Economics Foundation, New Economy Coalition, New Zealand, Ning (website), Open Source Ecology, Peak oil, Penwith, Permaculture, Petition, Portobello, Edinburgh, Renewable energy, Richard Heinberg, Rob Hopkins, ... Expand index (21 more) »

  2. Peak oil
  3. Self-sustainability
  4. Sustainable communities
  5. Totnes

Association négaWatt

Association négaWatt is a French advocacy group based in Valence, Drôme.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Autonomy

In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. Transition town and autonomy are Self-sustainability.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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Bill Mollison

Bruce Charles "Bill" Mollison (4 May 1928 – 24 September 2016) was an Australian researcher, author, scientist, teacher and biologist.

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Brixton

Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Carfree city

A carfree city is an urban area absent of motor vehicles.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.

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Circles of Sustainability

Circles of Sustainability is a method for understanding and assessing sustainability, and for project management directed towards socially sustainable outcomes.

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Climate change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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A community garden is a piece of land gardened or cultivated by a group of people individually or collectively. Transition town and community gardening are urban agriculture.

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A community project is a term applied to any community-based project.

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Complementary currency

A complementary currency is a currency or medium of exchange that is not necessarily a national currency, but that is thought of as supplementing or complementing national currencies.

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David Fleming (writer)

David Fleming (2 January 1940 – 29 November 2010) was an English economist, cultural historian and writer on environmental issues, based in London.

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David Holmgren

David Holmgren (born 1955) is an Australian environmental designer, ecological educator and writer.

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Degrowth

Degrowth is an academic and social movement critical of the concept of growth in gross domestic product as a measure of human and economic development. Transition town and Degrowth are Simple living.

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Demographic transition

In demography, demographic transition is a phenomenon and theory which refers to the historical shift from high birth rates and high death rates in societies with minimal technology, education (especially of women) and economic development, to low birth rates and low death rates in societies with advanced technology, education and economic development, as well as the stages between these two scenarios. Transition town and demographic transition are economic systems.

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Ecological resilience

In ecology, resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and subsequently recovering.

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Electric vehicle

An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion.

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Energy descent

Energy descent is a process whereby a society either voluntarily or involuntarily reduces its total energy consumption. Transition town and energy descent are Peak oil.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fairtrade Town

The Fair Trade Towns campaign is the result of a grass-roots citizens movement that started in the UK in 2001 (see below).

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Fiscal localism

Fiscal localism comprises institutions of localized monetary exchange.

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Food miles

Food miles is the distance food is transported from the time of its making until it reaches the consumer.

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Food swap

Food swaps are events where members of a local community meet up to share homemade, homegrown, and foraged foods with each other.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Grassroots

A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement.

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Great Transition

Great Transition is used by the Great Transition Initiative and its predecessor, the Global Scenario Group (GSG), to describe a vision of a just and sustainable global future.

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Green Drinks

Green Drinks is an informal networking event where environmentally minded people meet over drinks.

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Industrial symbiosis

Industrial symbiosis a subset of industrial ecology.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Kinsale

Kinsale is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland.

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Lewes pound

The Lewes pound is a local currency in use in the town of Lewes, East Sussex.

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Local currency

In economics, a local currency is a currency that can be spent in a particular geographical locality at participating organisations.

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New Economics Foundation

The New Economics Foundation (NEF) is a British think-tank that promotes "social, economic and environmental justice".

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New Economy Coalition

The New Economy Coalition (NEC) is an American nonprofit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts, formerly known as the New Economics Institute.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Ning (website)

Ning is an online social media network platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks.

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Open Source Ecology

Open Source Ecology (OSE) is a network of farmers, engineers, architects and supporters, whose main goal is the eventual manufacturing of the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS).

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Peak oil

Peak oil is the theorized point in time when the maximum rate of global oil production will occur, after which oil production will begin an irreversible decline.

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Penwith

Penwith (Pennwydh) is an area of Cornwall, England, located on the peninsula of the same name.

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Permaculture

Permaculture is an approach to land management and settlement design that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems.

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Petition

A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity.

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Portobello, Edinburgh

Portobello is a coastal suburb of Edinburgh in eastern central Scotland.

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Renewable energy

Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale.

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Richard Heinberg

Richard William Heinberg (b. October 21, 1950) is an American journalist and educator who has written extensively on energy, economic, and ecological issues, including oil depletion.

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Rob Hopkins

Rob Hopkins (born 24 June 1968) is an English activist and writer on environmental issues, based in Totnes, England.

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Shaun Chamberlin

Shaun Chamberlin is an author and activist, based in London, England.

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A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors.

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Solidarity economy

Solidarity economy or Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) refers to a wide range of economic activities that aim to prioritize social profitability instead of purely financial profits.

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Stroud pound

The Stroud pound is a local currency in use in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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Sustainable city

A sustainable city, eco-city, or green city is a city designed with consideration for social, economic, environmental impact (commonly referred to as the triple bottom line), and resilient habitat for existing populations, without compromising the ability of future generations to experience the same.

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Sustainable living

Sustainable living describes a lifestyle that attempts to reduce the use of Earth's natural resources by an individual or society. Transition town and Sustainable living are Environmentalism and Simple living.

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The Archers

The Archers is a British radio soap opera currently broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word channel.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries.

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The Nelson Mail

The Nelson Mail is a 4-day a week newspaper in Nelson, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd.

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Totnes

Totnes is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Totnes pound

The Totnes pound (t£) was a complementary local currency, intended to support the local economy of Totnes, a town in Devon, England. Transition town and Totnes pound are Totnes.

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Transition economy

A transition economy or transitional economy is an economy which is changing from a centrally planned economy to a market economy. Transition town and transition economy are economic systems.

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Transition management (governance)

Transition management is a governance approach that aims to facilitate and accelerate sustainability transitions through a participatory process of visioning, learning and experimenting.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Urban vitality

Urban vitality is the quality of spaces in cities that attract diverse groups of people for varied activities over frequent, varied times.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Winning the Oil Endgame

Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs and Security is a 2005 book by Amory B. Lovins, E. Kyle Datta, Odd-Even Bustnes, Jonathan G. Koomey, and Nathan J. Glasgow, published by the Rocky Mountain Institute.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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2007–2008 financial crisis

The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis (GFC), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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See also

Peak oil

Self-sustainability

Sustainable communities

Totnes

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_town

Also known as Città di Transizione, Transition Movement, Transition Network, Transition Towns, Transition Towns (network), Transition culture, Transition initiative, Transitiontowns.

, Shaun Chamberlin, Social network, Solidarity economy, Stroud pound, Sustainable city, Sustainable living, The Archers, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, The Nelson Mail, Totnes, Totnes pound, Transition economy, Transition management (governance), United Kingdom, United States, Urban vitality, Wales, Winning the Oil Endgame, YouTube, 2007–2008 financial crisis.