About the Author

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Rob Hopkins has long been aware of the implications of our oil dependent status, and has been energetically campaigning to increase awareness of its impact. Having successfully created an Energy Descent Plan for Kinsale in Ireland which was later adopted as policy by the town council, Rob moved to Totnes in Devon and initiated the Transition Network, which now networks over 450 communities around the world:

Praise For…

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“If your town is not yet a Transition Town, here is guidance for making it one. We have little time, and much to accomplish” —Richard Heinberg, author of Power Down

“This book by the visionary architect of the Transition movement is a must-read, labelled 'immediate'... This issue should be of urgent concern to every person who cares about their children, and all who hope there is a viable future for human civilisation post-petroleum.” —Jeremy Leggett, author of The Carbon War

“This is much more than just a book. It is a manual for a movement. And not just any movement, but one which – in avoiding the civilisational collapse threatened by the twin crises of peak oil and climate change – could prove to be the most important social force humanity has ever seen.” —Mark Lynas, author of Six Degrees

“What I love about the Transition approach is that it is inspirational, harnessing hope instead of guilt, and optimism instead of fear. The Transition Handbook will come to be seen as one of the seminal books which emerged at the end of the Oil Age and which offered a gentle helping hand in the transition to a more local, more human and ultimately more nourishing future.” —Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association

“The book is a great guide for how we must live in a future world where the limits of nature are honoured, but so are the basic comforts and joys of communities coming together in great common cause. There is no more important book than this one for any community seeking change toward ecological sustainability” —Jerry Mander, founder and director of the International Forum on Globalisation

“Timely and hugely important... there is no better call to action than this book, and no better guide to the hands-on creation of a liveable future.” —Dr Stephan Harding, author of Animate Earth