‐ Starter: What is 'transition' all about?

­ Aim: To evaluate attempts to increase sustainability through local sourcing            by local groups & NGOs (transition towns) as one response to globalisation.

­ Qu: Have you heard of the Bristol pound? 8/5/17C/W

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuYSDUflftsWatch first 2 mins

ContextThis lesson focuses on transition towns as an example of local responses to globalisation. Local pressure groups have a role to play in making globalisation more sustainable socially, economically and environmentally, and you need to be able to evaluate their actions. The transition town movement aims to promote local sourcing of products and maximise the local benefits of local spending. The first transition town was Totnes, and the movement has now grown into a network of towns across the country. For example, the Bristol pound aims to ensure that money spent in the area is reinvested into the community. Socially, community ties are strengthened through art classes and activist groups. In Totnes, the food‐link project aims to strengthen ties with local producers, reducing food miles/carbon emissions and benefiting local farmers. You must critically evaluate the successes of these initiatives wherever possible.

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https://vimeo.com/112998059

Note down:

1) what is it?

2) Why people like it?

3) It has been developed in response to what issues / trends ? ( broad or local )

Bristol Pound Totness 'transition town'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUDL9AG0GNA

watch the first 2 minutes of this for another idea, but under 'Transition towns'

Note down:

1) what is it?

2) Why people like it?

3) It has been developed in response to what issues / trends ? ( broad or local )

4) Limitations?

Bristol Pound Totness 'transition town'

how does this link to the issue?

Use the textbook photocopies to answer these questions:

1) What concerns are there about our society in terms of consumption?      ­ Pearson 212 ­(inc paragraph 'The rise of localism') 

2) Define eco, soc and env sustainability ­ Hodder 209

3) What is localism and how does it act as a response to the above? Pearson

4) What is the 'transition movement' and what does it promote? Oxford 189     and Pearson 214.

5) What are the benefits of 'transition'? Oxford 189. Ref to positive multiplier.

6) What are its limitations? Oxford 189

7) Develop a mini case study of the Bristol Pound ­ what it is and what it aims to     achieve. Consider it's limitations. Pearson 213

8) Develop a mini case study of 'Totnes Transition Town'. What is it, what does it    aim to achieve, what are its limitations? Support with video notes/own research.

Get down the NGO names to help meet the spec

https://bristolpound.org/

https://bristolpound.org/whyjoin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk­england­bristol­19627592

https://www.ovoenergy.com/

https://www.ecotricity.co.uk/

to what extent have the Bristol Pound and Transition Towns had a meaningful impact in the 'fight' for localism as a response to the social and environmental negatives of TNCs and globalisation?