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Transition Ipswich Growing community resilience in Ipswich: the what, why, when, where, who and how Steve Marsden What is Transition Ipswich? • • • • 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? • • • • 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 • • • • • • • Kinsale (2005) Totnes (2006) Norwich (2007) Ipswich (2008) Suffolk & East of England Ipswich Massachusetts, Ipswich Queensland Europe, Canada, Asia ..... Who’s involved? • • • • • • 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: • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 • • • • • 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 • • • • • • • Look at www.transitionipswich.org.uk Visit www.transitionnetwork.org Friends, neighbours & colleagues Local shops & businesses Local politicians Start projects Have fun & celebrate!
