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Transition Town-Communities and Sustainability

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Sustainable Cities and Communities

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Synonyms

Transition communities; Transition initiative; Transition model; Transition network

Definition

Transition Towns are community-led initiatives aiming at decoupling energy use and economic growth, cutting down the emissions and fossil fuel consumptions associated with globalization.

Introduction

Cities represent the main engine of global economic growth. To run their activities, cities consume about 75% of global primary energy and emit between 50% and 60% of the world’s total greenhouse gases. Cities, first of all, need to shift from the current unsustainable fossil fuel energy generation toward using renewable energy sources, not only because of alarming resource depletion, but also to curb the negative externalities, such as pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, energy consumption must be reduced by changing people’s attitudes and behaviors, while adopting energy saving techniques. Our natural capital, forests, watersheds, and oceans, are impacted by...

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  1. Department of Planning, Design, Technology of Architecture, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Maria-Beatrice Andreucci

  2. Siberian Federal University, Krasnojarsk, Russia

    Svetlana Globa

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Correspondence to Maria-Beatrice Andreucci .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. Department of Architecture, School of Engineering and Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Elisa Conticelli

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Andreucci, MB., Globa, S. (2019). Transition Town-Communities and Sustainability. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Sustainable Cities and Communities. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71061-7_104-1

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