transition town movement ✅

What was the cause of the TTM

Threats of climate change + peak oil

What is peak oil

Where maximum rate of extraction of oil is reached and is then expected to enter terminal decline

What issues could it tackle associated with globalisation since the TTM?

-dilution of place + identity -loss of community, loss of economy

What are examples of TTM (places)

-Totnes

examples of TTM (places)

Portobello, Edinburgh

How many transition town initiatives are there world wide?

Over 1,000

What do they do with the elderly peoples unused gardens?

Communities grow their food there, and sell it to, helping them to make profit out the sold food locally or within the economy.

when was the transition town movement founded?

2007

what is a transition town?

a community that works towards building resilience + sustainability in response to climate change

examples of community-led initiatives?

renewable energy projects

waste reduction

local food production

what is the goal of transition towns?

to create a self sufficient, environmentally friendly and socially cohesive community