Transition Towns

Transition Towns

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Tue, 2010/01/05 - 04:48 |

Rumbley

Happy New Year folks.

Good stuff from Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Towns movement, he addresses some interesting fallacies regarding stories we have been telling ourselves, warns about dependence on a knowledge economy and discusses the concept of 'resilience' in our ecosystems and economies.

http://permaculture.tv/rob-hopkins-transition-on-ted/

And if you still haven't seen Carolyn Steel's TED talk about 'How Food Shapes Our Cities', its a must watch.

http://www.ted.com/talks/carolyn_steel_how_food_shapes_our_cities.html

One more.

http://www.phila.gov/green/greenworks/PDFs/Greenworks_OnlinePDF_FINAL.pdf

Philadelphia has set an ambitious goal of becoming the greenest city in the United States of America through their Greenworks Philadelphia Initiative, in this comprehensive plan they address greenhouse emissions, alternative energies, energy efficiency, transportation, weatherization, recycling, composting, storm water management, street trees, public tree planting, green space, vacant lots, local foods, urban agriculture, farmers markets, healthy corners stores, food cooperatives, entrepreneurship, green jobs, reducing sprawl, walk- and bike-ability, community engagement and much more.

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