The Transition Handbook: From Oil
Dependency to Local Resilience
(Transition Guides) by Rob Hopkins
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We live in an oil-dependent world, arriving at this level of dependency in a
very short space of time by treating petroleum as if it were in infinite
supply. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when oil runs out (or
becomes prohibitively expensive), but The Transition Handbook shows
how the inevitable and profound changes ahead can have a positive
outcome. These changes can lead to the rebirth of local communities that
will grow more of their own food, generate their own power, and build their
own houses using local materials. They can also encourage the
development of local currencies to keep money in the local area.
There are now over 30 “transition towns” in the UK, Australia and New
Zealand with more joining as the idea takes off. They provide valuable
experience and lessons-learned for those of us on this side of the Atlantic.

With little proactive thinking at the governmental level, communities are
taking matters into their own hands and acting locally. If your town is not a
transition town, this upbeat guide offers you the tools for starting the
process.
Personal Review: The Transition Handbook: From Oil
Dependency to Local Resilience (Transition Guides) by Rob
Hopkins
We face the collapse of our fossil fuel based global economy. There is no
longer any question this will happen, and that it will happen soon, within
our lifetime (5-20 years or less). This means our lives will change radically,
and soon. These claims are no longer exaggerations or scare tactics, they
are the extreme truths of our extreme times.
To the best of my knowledge, this book is the only one that not only
acknowledges this fact but provides a clearly-laid plan to build new and
better lives through this transition from our central oil, gas and coal
economy to smaller local community self reliant economies.
It includes tips on how to manage the emotional and psychological hurdles
we'll face, as well as how to build a locally resilient community organization
that plays well with local politics and with other similar organizations. It is a
friendly book, cheerful even. The end game for the Transition Model, after
all, is not just survival, not just resilience, not just the development of
alternatives to isolated and oil-dependent suburban lives, but something
much better than we have now: lives with connections and
communications and resource sharing with our neighbors.
The bottom line is, Change is Coming. We have no choice about that. Our
lives will be turned upside down. The question is, will we choose to
manage that change and turn it into something healthy and fun and happy,
or will we and our grandchildren perish or be forced to live miserable and
unhappy lives, disconnected from each other and the rest of the world?
This book gives us a map so we can do it right. Get it. Start now. You have
precious little time and very much indeed to do.
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