The transition handbook : from oil dependency to local resilience / Rob Hopkins.
2008
333.79 H795t 2008
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Title
The transition handbook : from oil dependency to local resilience / Rob Hopkins.
Author
ISBN
9781900322188 (pbk.)
1900322188 (pbk.)
1900322188 (pbk.)
Imprint
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., c2008.
Language
English
Description
240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
333.79 H795t 2008
System Control No.
(OCoLC)260231177
(OCoLC)260231177
(OCoLC)260231177
Summary
The Transition Handbook is a ground-breaking book that shows how we can move from feeling anxiety and fear in the face of "peak oil" to developing a positive vision and taking practical action to create a more self-reliant existence.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-236) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Tantalising glimpses of resilience
The head : why peak oil and climate change mean that small is inevitable. Peak oil and climate change ; The view from the mountain-top ; Why rebuilding resilience is as important as cutting carbon emissions ; Why small is inevitable
The heart : why having a positive vision is crucial. How peak oil and clime change affect us : "post-petroleum stress disorder" ; Understanding the psychology of change ; Harnessing the power of a positive vision ; A vision for 2030 : looking back over the transition ; Kinsale : a first attempt at community visioning
The hands : exploring the transition model for inspiring local resilience-building. The transition concept ; How to start a transition initiative ; The first year of transition, Town Totnes ; The viral spread of the transition concept
Some closing thoughts.
The head : why peak oil and climate change mean that small is inevitable. Peak oil and climate change ; The view from the mountain-top ; Why rebuilding resilience is as important as cutting carbon emissions ; Why small is inevitable
The heart : why having a positive vision is crucial. How peak oil and clime change affect us : "post-petroleum stress disorder" ; Understanding the psychology of change ; Harnessing the power of a positive vision ; A vision for 2030 : looking back over the transition ; Kinsale : a first attempt at community visioning
The hands : exploring the transition model for inspiring local resilience-building. The transition concept ; How to start a transition initiative ; The first year of transition, Town Totnes ; The viral spread of the transition concept
Some closing thoughts.
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