The document provides a list of resources on topics related to societal transitions, including videos, documentaries, books, articles, research, organizations, and websites. Some of the resources discussed include the documentary "Collapse" based on Jared Diamond's book by the same name, TED talks by Jared Diamond on why societies collapse, books on peak oil and limits to growth, and organizations such as the Post Carbon Institute and Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas that discuss energy and sustainability issues.

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Videos, Documentaries, & Movies
National Geographic: Collapse (Based on the book by Jared Diamond)
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/2210-collapse/
TED: Jared Diamond on why societies collapse.
http://www.ted.com/talks/jared_diamond_on_why_societies_collapse.html
Collapse: It happened to every great civilization. http://www.collapsemovie.com/
The Blind Spot http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/blind-spot/
Escape from Suburbia http://www.escapefromsuburbia.com/
Peak Oil: How will you ride the slide? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulxe1ie-vEY
Journeyman Pictures: Peak Oil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sPDNR2YS3s
The End of Suburbia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3uvzcY2Xug
Books, Articles, & Research
Diamond, J.M. (2005). Collapse: How societies choose to fail or succeed. New York, NY:
Penguin Group.
Flint, R.W. (2010). Seeking Resiliency in the Development of Sustainable Communities. Human
Ecology Review, 17, 1, 44-57. Retrieved April 16, 2011 from http://www.eeeee.net/
resiliency_paper.pdf.
Greer, J.M. (2008). The Long Descent: A user’s guide to the end of the Industrial Age. Gabriola
Island, BC: New Society Publisher.
Harper, A., Shattuck, A., Holt-Giménez, E., Alkon, A., & Lambrick, F. (2009). Food Policy
Councils: Lessons Learned. Institute for Food and Development Policy. Food First &
Community Food Security Coalition. Retrieved April 16, 2011 from
http://www.foodfirst.org/files/pdf/Food%20Policy%20Councils%20Report%20small.pdf.
Heinberg, R. (2010). Beyond the Limits to Growth. The Post Carbon Institute. Retrieved April
16, 2011 from http://www.postcarbon.org/Reader/PCReader-Heinberg-Limits.pdf.
Heinberg, R. (2010). Peak Everything: Waking up to the century of declines. Gabriola Island,
BC: New Society Publishers.

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Heinberg, R. & Lerch, D. (2010). The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century.
Healdsburg, CA: Watershed Media.
Heinberg, R. (2005). The Party’s Over: Oil, war and the fate of industrial societies. Gabriola
Island, BC: New Society Publishers.
Holmgren, D. (2009). Future Scenarios: How communities can adapt to peak oil and climate
change. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company.
Hopkins, R.J. (2010). Localisation and Resilience at the Local Level: The case of Transition
Town Totnes (Devon, UK). Doctor of Philosophy. School of Geography, Earth and
Environmental Science. Faculty of Science and Technology. University of Plymouth.
Retrieved April 15, 2011 from
http://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10026.1/299/%5B2010%5D%5BRob
Hopkins%5D%5B10046519%5D%5BPhD%5D.pdf?sequence=1.
http://transitionculture.org/category/energy-descent-planning/.
Hopkins, R.J. & Heinberg, R. (2008). The Transition Handbook: From oil dependency to local
resilience. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company.
Kesler, J.T. & O’Connor, D. (2001). The American Communities Movement. National Civic
Review, 90, 4, 295-305. Retrieved April 16, 2011 from
http://www.ncl.org/publications/ncr/90-4/chapter.pdf.
Kunstler, J.H. (2005). The Long Emergency: Surviving the converging catastrophes of the
twenty-first century. New York, NY: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
O’Rouke, R.S. (2006). Transition Towns: Ecotopia Emerging? The role of civil society in
escaping carbon lock-in. Masters Thesis. Environmental Policy & Regulation Programme
2008. Geography & Environment Department. The London School of Economics &
Political Science. Retrieved April 16, 2011 from http://transitionculture.org/wp-
content/uploads/richard-orourke-dissertation.pdf.
National Intelligence Council. (2004). Mapping the Global Future: Report of the National
Intelligence Council’s 2020 Project. Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency.
Retrieved April 16, 2011 from http://www.foia.cia.gov/2020/2020.pdf.
Ruppert, M.C. (2009). Confronting Collapse: The crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil
world. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company.
Satcher, D. (2010). Healthy People in Healthy Communities: A community planning guide using
healthy people 2010. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Office of
Public Health and Science. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved April
16, 2011 from
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/COMPASS/documents/HealthyPeopleinHealthyCommunities
Guide.pdf.

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Tainter, J.A. (1988). The Collapse of Complex Societies. Boston, MA: Cambridge University
Press.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2011). Green Communities: Smart strategies for a
sustainable future. Retrieved April 16, 2011 from
http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/index.htm.
Organizations & Websites
The Oil Drum: Discussions about energy and our future. http://www.theoildrum.com/
ASPO International: Association for the study of Peak Oil & Gas. http://www.peakoil.net/
Peak Oil: The end of the Oil Age. http://www.oildecline.com/
Post Carbon Institute. http://www.postcarbon.org/