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The Transition Town Movement

What Is Transition?

The Transition Town movement began in Totnes, England in 2006, founded by permaculture educator Rob Hopkins. It asks: how can communities prepare for and thrive through the challenges of climate change, resource depletion, and economic instability? Unlike top-down policy approaches, Transition works from the grassroots up—engaging community members in reimagining and rebuilding local food systems, energy production, transportation, and economies. There are now over 1,000 Transition initiatives in 50 countries. The core philosophy combines environmental sustainability with community resilience: a resilient community can absorb shocks (supply chain disruptions, extreme weather, economic downturns) because it has diversified local systems rather than total dependence on globalized supply chains.

The Transition Town Movement

What Is Transition?

The Transition Town movement began in Totnes, England in 2006, founded by permaculture educator Rob Hopkins. It asks: how can communities prepare for and thrive through the challenges of climate change, resource depletion, and economic instability? Unlike top-down policy approaches, Transition works from the grassroots up—engaging community members in reimagining and rebuilding local food systems, energy production, transportation, and economies. There are now over 1,000 Transition initiatives in 50 countries. The core philosophy combines environmental sustainability with community resilience: a resilient community can absorb shocks (supply chain disruptions, extreme weather, economic downturns) because it has diversified local systems rather than total dependence on globalized supply chains.