Intro
Contents
1 Introduction
Terminology
The Road Towards DemocraCity
The Comparative Analysis with Two Hemispheres: Australia and Italy
The Future Is Now
From the "Sense of Community" to the "Civitas Maxima"
References
2 The Rise of a Virtuous Consciousness
The Beginning of a New Discipline
Cowboys and Astronauts
The 1970s, the Idea of "Growthmania" and the Club of Rome
Development and Its Side Effects
The Path of the Ecological Economy
The Real Utopia and the Bioeconomics

Our Common Future: The Political Commitment to Safeguarding the Environment
Ecological Rationalization: The Urgency to Change Direction
The "Happy" Degrowth
The Convenient Lie
The Circle of the 8Rs
References
3 Providing a Concrete Alternative: The Transition Towards the Post-development
Farewell Global Warming, Welcome to Climate Change!
The Bet on the Degrowth
The Diabolic Carousel: The Vicious Circle of Growth
Modern Heroes
The Re-establishment of Politics
The GDP of Happiness

Providing a Concrete Alternative: The Transition Towards the Post-development
A New Humanism
Beyond the Currency
An Historical Background of the Transition Town Movement
References
4 The Application of Resilience for Human Community: From Theory to Practise
Resilience and Degrowth: Two Sides of the Same Coin
The Detoxification of the Imaginary
Ready and Resilient: Resilience, Degrowth, and a New Concept of Sustainability
Other Ways and Other Worlds
A Different Globalization
Another Global Space
Permaculture: The Basis of a Resilient Community

The Importance of Communities in a Resilient Society
Spirit
Trust
Trade
Arts
What Is the Transition? Utopia is Real
References
5 Ethics, Degrowth, and Resilience: The Complexity of the Transition Path Towards DemocraCity
The Construction of a New Imaginary
The Gift: An Introduction
The Gift of Active Citizenship: Between Politics and Responsibility
Ethics Within DemocraCity: The Lesson of Edgar Morin
From One Crisis to Another: Recurring Cycles in the History of Civilization
Long Term Unpredictability: From Pascal's Lesson to a Desirable Strategy

Teaching and the Value of Understanding
Ethics for Future Generations
A Laboratory of Ideas for Democracy
From Morin to Illich: School Renovation Within DemocraCity
References
6 Sic Parvis Magna: From Humble Beginnings
The New Alliances
The "Virtuous" Example of Transition Darebin
Cooperation, Resilience, and Local Trade Within Transition Darebin
The Modus Operandi
The Example of Fiorivano le viole
Leaving Competitiveness
A Modern Myth
Rethinking Degrowth: Disappointment or Need?
Whose Future Is It?