3.5 - In Transition

Question 1

Localism

Answer 1

A range of political philosophies that prioritise local over global.

Question 2

What Does Localism Support

Answer 2

Local Production And Consumption Of Goods.
Local Government Control.
Promotion Of Local Culture And History.

Question 3

Totnes Pound Aim

Answer 3

To see money circulating in the community.
To get people thinking about how they spend their money.
Encourage more local trade.
Reduce food and trade miles.
Encourage tourists to use local businesses.

Question 4

Totnes Street

Answer 4

Community gardens and tree plantings.
Match the waste of one industry with another that uses the waste.
Repair old items rather tan throwing them away.

Question 5

Totnes Transition

Answer 5

Aspire to be somewhere much better to live in than places built on consumerism.
Rebuild relationships within the community and with the natural world.
Remove reliance on global finance.

Question 6

Totnes Problems

Answer 6

Locally produced vegetables may be more environmentally damaging in greenhouses.
Local produce is extensively farmed making it more expensive.
Buying UK local reduces earnings for suppliers in developing world, cutting their earning and ability to support their families.

Question 7

Transition Town

Answer 7

Towns that aim to reduce their carbon emissions and increase independence