Transition Network
Project Type:
urban planning design strategy
Project Mission/Goal:
increase awareness of the environment and/or address climate change
Project Description:
The Transition Network is a group of like-minded individuals who are committed to facing climate change and peak oil head on. By creating a Transition Town, community members focus on transitioning their town and way of life from one dependent on petroleum products, to a more resilient local economy. This can take many forms, from simple measures such as starting community vegetable gardens and ride-sharing networks, to the creation of renewable power-generation companies and instituting local forms of currency.
Links:
http://www.transitiontowns.org/
http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/node/1667
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/5355
http://currystonedesignprize.com/recipients/2009/transition_network
Videos:
Transition Towns: Lewes in Suffolk
Transition Towns: An Interview with Rob Hopkins
Transition Towns: Open Space
the Great Unleashing Party. from Transition Laguna on Vimeo.
Project Details: (Per project detail form)
ORIGINAL LOCATION: Totnes, United Kingdom
DATE: 2006–present
REACH: 839 initiatives in 31 countries
CONCEPT: Naresh Giangrande, Rob Hopkins
MAJOR FUNDERS: Albert van den Bergh Charitable Trust ; Ashden Trust; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; Esmee Fairbairn Foundation; Funding Network; Marmot Charitable Trust; Polden–Puckham Charitable Foundation; Tanner Trust; Tudor Trust
Nominated by Satu Jackson
