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Jun 16, 2013

Local, self-sufficient, optimistic: are Transition Towns the way forward? | Environment | The Guardian

John-Paul Flintoff
The Guardian, Friday 14 June 2013


'There is no cavalry coming to the rescue' … Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition network, which promotes local, self-sufficient economic development. Photograph: Jim Wileman/PA

Late last year, Rob Hopkins went to a conference. Most of the delegates were chief executive officers at local authorities, but it was not a public event. Speaking in confidence, three-quarters of these officials admitted that – despite what they say publicly – they could not foresee a return to growth in the near future. --- Full Story:
Local, self-sufficient, optimistic: are Transition Towns the way forward? | Environment | The Guardian

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