Re: Transition Town Movement | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: balaji (balaji![]() |
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 20:02:27 -0700 (PDT) |
The Transition idea is based on the concept of resiliance, or the idea that a localized system can more easily withstand shocks and disruptions if it is a) self-reliant, or nearly so, and b) encourages the retention of skills necessary to domestic production. Most of those involved in Transition believe that energy descent (a corrolary of peak oil) is inevitable, and that transition towns will be better adapted to the changes that result. While England is where the Transition movement started, it has spread worl-wide, and now includes several cohousing communities, like Earthsong here in New Zealand. In answer to your question, I don't know, except to note that Totnes (the original Transition Town) employs a kind of barter system based on the exchange of their own currency. We are seeing the developing of something similar here in New Zealand, where we currently live. Organized bartering is, and has always been, a parallel system to the money economy, and could be adapted to new uses. You might wish to correspond with people in the Transition movement to get their take on the issue. Best wishes, Charles W. Nuckolls Utah Valley Commons www.utahvalleycommons.com > > At 2:38 AM -0600 5/16/08, balaji [at] ouraynet.com wrote: >>But >>others, many others, have been shut out, and the rest of us find it >>unbelievably difficult to secure financing and approval. I hope you are >>right and new systems can be created. The TRANSITION TOWN movement, >>started in England and now spreading worldwide, gives me hope. > > I'm looking over the Transition Town Wiki and web site. It's a very > interesting concept. Does it include what could be done to house > people who can't afford mortgages? > > Cheers! > Marganne > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > > >
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