And continuing along the theme of self-promotion for this topic, regarding a movement similar to Transition Towns:
Kelman, I. 2008. "Relocalising Disaster Risk Reduction for Urban Resilience". Urban Design and Planning, vol. 161, no. DP4, pp. 197-204.
Kelman, I. and E. Karnes. 2007. "Relocalising Disaster Risk Reduction in Boulder, Colorado". Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 18-25
Both these academic articles, and some popular science ones, are available for download at
http://www.ilankelman.org/relocalisation.htmlThank you to everyone for sharing their work from which I learn so much!
Ilan