Translations

Building a world of resilient communities: “TRANSITION NETWORK”

4. Environment

Sector Other

Year 2019

Country France

Transmitter

Context

The interconnected environmental, energy, economic, and equity crises of the 21st century are posing complex and often-unpredictable challenges to communities around the world. A city in transition is a city in which a transition initiative takes place, i.e. a process involving the community and aimed at ensuring the city's resilience (ability to cope with economic and/or ecological crises). It aims to go beyond urban sustainability efforts and meaningfully equip our communities.

Objectives

The broad objectives of Transition are:

To respect our resource limits and create resilience: need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, greatly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and make wise use of precious resources is at the forefront of everything we do.
To promotion inclusivity and social justice: increase the chances of all groups in society to live well, healthily and with sustainable livelihoods.
To adopt subsidiarity (self-organisation and decision making at the appropriate level): work with everyone so that it is practiced at the most appropriate, practical and empowering level.

APPROACH

The 7 essential Ingredients for doing Transition successfully:

1.Healthy Groups: Learning how to work well together.
2.Vision: Imagining the future you want to co-create.
3.Get your community involved in Transition: developing relationships beyond friends and natural allies.
4.Networks and Partnerships: Collaborating with others.
5.Practical projects: Developing inspirational projects.
6.Part of a movement: Linking up with other Transitioners.
7.Reflect & celebrate: Celebrating the difference you're making

Here are some more specific examples:

Set up concrete actions (local and collective purchases, shared gardens, local currency, repair cafés, recycling, conferences...) often based on dormant projects.
Acquire the skills that will become necessary to strengthen the autonomy.
Support and promote the achievements of others (associations, Agenda 21, companies, etc…).
Relocate the economy (food, ENR...).
Strengthen links, solidarity and cooperation between all stakeholders in the territory.

CONTRIBUTION TO COMPANY PERFORMANCE

Reduce electric & gaz bills (more energy self-sufficiency).
Reduce grocery costs (more food self-sufficiency).
Reduce transport costs (action to limit fossil fuels consumption).
Relocate economic exchanges (local currency).
Reduce health costs (healthier way of life for the mental and physical condition).

Benefits

Reduce carbon dioxyde emission.
Increase inclusity and social justice.
Increase solidarity between people within the community and between the communities.
Reappropriation of knowledge and techniques.