Transcript mytransition

Transition Ipswich
Growing community resilience in Ipswich:
the what, why, when, where, who and how
Steve Marsden
What is Transition Ipswich?
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An environmental campaigning group? No.
Another local green group? Definitely not.
It’s something you do, not something you join!
An emergent, grass roots, community driven
process for increasing Ipswich’s resilience.
Why did Transition Ipswich emerge?
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People realised just how vulnerable our
communities are to shocks from:
Climate change
Peak oil
Resource depletion
Economic changes
Hubbert Curve
Resources and economic growth
Magnitude
Economic growth
Resource availability
Time
The global Transition movement
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Kinsale (2005)
Totnes (2006)
Norwich (2007)
Ipswich (2008)
Suffolk & East of England
Ipswich Massachusetts, Ipswich Queensland
Europe, Canada, Asia .....
Who’s involved?
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Citizens
Businesses
Social enterprises
Community groups
Academia
Local government
Current themes
Food
Energy
Transport
Resilient Livelihoods
And much conviviality!
And in future?
Everything that supports our communities needs to be
resilient to the coming shocks:
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Education
Nutrition & health
Water & sewerage
Trade & economics
Sport & leisure
Law & order
The arts
Energy
Transport
Housing
Emergency services
Et cetera ....
So how can we transition Ipswich
towards increased resilience?
VULNERABILITIES
Education
Law & order
SHOCKS
Climate change
Peak oil
Resource depletion
Economic crises
Nutrition & health
The arts
Water &
sewerage
Energy
Transport
Trade &
economics
Sport & leisure
Housing
Emergency
services
Open Space Technology
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Whoever’s involved are the right people
It starts when it starts
What happens is all that could have happened
When it’s over, it’s over
The law of 2 feet: if you’re not learning or
contributing, move on!
Taking transition forward
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Look at www.transitionipswich.org.uk
Visit www.transitionnetwork.org
Friends, neighbours & colleagues
Local shops & businesses
Local politicians
Start projects
Have fun & celebrate!