%0 Journal Article %T Eco-localismos y resiliencia comunitaria frente a la crisis civilizatoria: Las Iniciativas de Transici¨Žn %A Azkarraga Etxagibel %A Joseba %A Sloan %A Tod %A Belloy %A Patricio %A Loyola %A Aitzol %J Polis (Santiago) %D 2012 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4067/S0718-65682012000300002 %X around the world there are a multitude of regenerativecommunity initiatives trying to respond to the multidimensional crisis. they takefor granted the fact citizenĄ¯s action is essential in the process of socialchange. among these, transition initiatives (ti) are an example that is especially important for its prevalence, creativity, and growth. tiĄ¯s try to strengthen localself-sufficiency and community resilience in the face of peak oil and climatechange.this article begins with a synthesis of the global situation and continueswith an analysis of the strengths and limitations of tiĄ¯s. the analysis is based ontis in very different contexts (in pa¨Ēs vasco localities, in the city of portland in theunited states, and in the bio-bio region in chile) as well as the authorsĄ¯ ownparticipation in the transition movement. %K socio-ecological transition %K transition initiatives %K communityresilience %K eco-localism %K global change. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-65682012000300002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en