Front cover; Praise; Inside cover; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Dedications; Introduction; Chapter 1: Why we need to do something; Chapter 2: Opening the door to new possibilities; Chapter 3: The power of just getting on with it; Chapter 4: Daring to Dream: Where we could end up; A few closing thoughts; Next steps; Notes; Resources; Index; Also published by Green Books
Summary
Packed with real-life examples and the voices of people who have created innovative local businesses and invested in all manner of new enterprises, this call for local action argues that the seed of a new economy-and the answer to the desperate search for a new way forward in an increasingly economically insecure and ecologically unstable world-is an understanding by individuals that change starts with them. The aim of the Transition movement is to galvanize people into taking action, whether on a large or a small scale, with the goal of creatin