THE TRANSITION COMPANION: Making your community more resilient in uncertain times
by Rob Hopkins
In 2008, the bestselling The Transition Handbook suggested a model for a community-led response to peak oil and climate change. Since then, the Transition idea has gone viral around the world, from Italian villages and Brazilian favelas to universities and London boroughs. In contrast to the ever-worsening stream of information about climate change, the economy and resource depletion, Transition focuses on solutions, on community-scale responses, on meeting people and on having fun.
The Transition Companion picks up the story today. It tells inspiring tales of communities working for a future where local economies are valued and nurtured; where lower energy use is seen as a benefit; and where enterprise, creativity and the building of resilience have become cornerstones of a new economy. It combines these remarkable stories with practical advice on the tools needed to start and maintain a Transition initiative.
The author: Rob Hopkins has created this book through a collaborative process involving thousands of people. He is recognised globally for his grassroots work in promoting community resilience in the light of peak oil and climate change, and is the co-founder of Transition Town Totnes and the Transition Network. His blog is on www.transitionculture.org.
ISBN 978 1 900322 97 3
265 x 197 mm
320pp in full colour
£19.95 paperback
PUBLICATION DATE: October 2011