The transition handbook : from oil dependency to local resilience /: from oil dependency to local resilience. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rob Hopkins.
• Other Names: Hopkins, Rob, 1968-
• Contents: Pt. 1: The head -- Why peak oil and climate change mean that small is inevitable -- Peak oil and climate change: the two great oversights of our times -- The view from the mountain-top -- Why rebuilding resilience is as important as cutting carbon emissions -- Why small is inevitable -- Summing up part one -- pt. 2: The heart: why having a positive vision is crucial -- How peak oil and climate 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 -- Summing up part two -- pt. 3: 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.
• Publisher Details: Totnes, Devon : Green Books
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (242 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 333.7913; Community development; Energy conservation -- Citizen participation; Energy conservation; Energy consumption -- Social aspects; Energy policy -- Citizen participation; Économies d'énergie -- Participation des citoyens; Économies d'énergie; Politique énergétique -- Participation des citoyens; energy conservation; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Community development; Energy conservation; Energy conservation -- Citizen participation; Energy consumption -- Social aspects; Energy policy -- Citizen participation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781907448706; 1907448705; 9781907448713; 1907448713
• Related ISBNs: 1900322188; 9781900322188
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.