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transition movement  

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  • The term transition movement refers to affiliated groups of citizens and organizations that are in the process of creating so-called transition towns or transition initiatives worldwide, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States. The term transition in this case refers to the move from the current economic system to a “post-carbon” society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Transition Movement]

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