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The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience - Rob Hopkins


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The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience - Rob Hopkins

 
Description: ISBN 1900322188 / Genre: Science / Nature / Author: Rob Hopkins / Edition: 1st / Paperback / 240 Pages / Book is published 2008-03-06 by ... more
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Newest Review: ... people, can think about ways in which to tackle the issues surrounding climate change, peak oil, and even the economic crisis ... more

 ... we are currently experiencing, in such a way as to empower that community to take steps for their own wellbeing. I read a lot of books along similar themes, but this is the first I have found to be so positive, offering a practical set of solutions to the problems we face in terms of peak oil. What is Peak Oil? A situation we have reached, where we are consuming and using up more oil than we can mine. Ordinarily people might feel powerless to change anything, thinking it's down to big business, government, the 'po...more

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Premium Review The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience - Rob Hopkins: Are you living in a Transition Town? (329 words)
by - written on 20/03/09 (Very useful, 74 readings)
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I bought a copy of The Transition Handbook: From oil Dependency to Local Resiliance by Rob Hopkins a couple of weeks ago, and I am finding it a fascinating book. It has a foreword by Richard Heinberg (author of 'The Party's Over', 'Powerdown' and 'Peak Everything'). The book presents workable ways in which a community, whether it be a city, town, village, street, or any group of people, can think about ways in which to tackle the issues surrounding climate change, peak oil, and even the economic crisis we are currently experiencing, in such a way as to empower that community to take steps for their own wellbeing. I read a lot of books along similar ...  Read the complete review

 

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