Transition in Action
Totnes & District 2009-2030
An Energy Descent Plan
Its here the webversion text of Totnes & District Energy Descent Action Plan. (This will be transfered to a dedicated website with illustrations and design to enliven the plan in the next few weeks SO WATCH THIS SPACE)
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Contents
Introduction
How to use this document
Executive Summary **
Part One
Telling a New Story About Our Future
Introducing the Wonder of the Oil Age
The Assumptions that Underpin this Plan
The beginning of the End of Cheap Fossil Fuels
The Impact we are Having on the Climate
The End of the Economic Growth Bubble
The Context of this Plan
Recent UK Government Policy
Nottingham City Council’s Peal Oil Resolution
Resilience
Localisation
Introducing our Survey
Part Two *
Creating a New Story About Where We Go From Here
Why we Need New Stories
Home: Where We Start from. Totnes and District
Stories of Our Recent Past
Setting the Scene
Food
Energy
Transport
Reflections
The Story of Transition Town Totnes
Creating an Energy Descent Action Plan
Step One: Developing a Framework
Step Two: Key Tools
Step Three: Engage The Community
Step Four: The Public Launch
Step Five: PublicWorkshops
Step Six: Backcasting on StrategicThemes
Step Seven: Drafting the EDAP and Consultation
Step Eight: Implementing the EDAP
Next Steps
Updating the EDAP
How to Contribute
Totnes: Past, Present and Future – A Visual Journey
Part Three
Linked Pathways for Energy Descent
A Vision of Totnes and District in 2030
Joined-up Thinking
Key Challenges
Indicators - Key Characteristics of a Resilient Community
A Forest Model of Society **
Checking the Balance – Principles of Natural Capital **
Linked Pathways 2009 – 2030
Contingency Planning for Sudden Change
Themes and Pathways for Energy Descent
Working With Nature:
1. Food Security - Can Totnes and District Feed Itself?
2. Food Production and Farming
Transition in Action: TTT’s Garden Share Scheme
Totnes and District Local Food Guide
The Nut Tree Planting Project
3. Health and Wellbeing
Transition in Action: Totnes Healthy Futures project
4. Supporting Biodiversity – The Web of Life *
5. Water Matters *
Creative Energy Systems:
1. Energy Security
Transition in Action: Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC)
2. Renewable Energy Budget
3. Transportation
Transition in Action: Totnes Rickshaw Company
4. Building and Housing
Transition in Action: The Atmos Project
Transition Homes
Totnes Sustainable Construction Company
Resourcing Localisation
1. Economics and Livelihoods
Transition in Action: The Totnes Pound
Engaging the Totnes Business Community
Landscope at Dartington
2. Consumption and Waste *
Nurturing Transition
1. Arts, Culture, Media and Innovation
2. Inner Transition *
3. Education, Awareness and Skills for Transition
Transition in Action: Transition Together
Transition Tales
Empowering People
1. Local Governance *
2. Community Matters *
3. Youth Issues *
Part Four
Appendices
Appendix A Assumptions behind themed pathways **
Appendix B Building & the DPD **
Appendix C Calculations *
Appendix E The Earth Charter **
Appendix G Groups and Contacts page **
Appendix I Inspiration *
Appendix M Making the Energy Descent Action Plan **
Appendix Q Questionnaire **
Appendix R Review and feedback Form **
Appendix S Statistics and Baseline Information **
Appendix V 2030 Visions *
Appendix W Wondermentalist Cabaret **
Glosssary of Terms
Index
Note:
* Edited version in print copy / full text only in web version
** Included only in web version
