Rob Hopkins

Rob Hopkins was a British writer, militant, blogger, environmentalist and university teacher (born 1968). He was born at Chiswick.

Rob Hopkins in brief

Born
1968
Known for
writer, militant, blogger, environmentalist and university teacher
Place of birth
Chiswick
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Career and activity

Rob Hopkins worked in community resilience, energy transition, permaculture, ecologic transition and ecology. His work is associated with environmentalism and transition town.

He belonged to Transition Network and Post Carbon Institute.

Recognition and collections

Rob Hopkins received honorary doctorate conferred by the University of the West of England, honorary doctor of the University of Namur, Curry Stone Design Prize and honorary citizen of Liège.

Catalogued works

22 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1759 to 2009.

Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil, dated 2009, held by TED, inventory 696. 21 Stories of Transition. The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience. The Transition Handbook. From What Is to What If. The Transition Companion. How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveller's Guide to Changing the World. Ils changent le monde! The Power Of Just Doing Stuff. Manuel de Transition - de la Dependance au Pétrole a la Resilience Locale. How to Fall in Love with the Future. La forêt-jardin. Power of Just Doing Stuff. Olandan Olasiya. Transition Starts Here, Now and Together. Transition Companion. Hat transitie handboek. Kentucky Mountaineer, dated 1915, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1915.561. Untitled, from Insect Series, dated 2000, gouache on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2011.642. Dehongyldd y sêr neu almanac [brace] newydd am y flwyddyn o oedran [brace] y byd, 5709 Crist 1760 : Yr hon fydd flwyddyn naid ... / O Gasgeliad John Prys philomath ; ar ddeufedarhugiain yn argraphedig, ar wythfed yn ôl y cyfri newydd neu'r new-stile., dated [1759?], held by Wellcome Collection. Palatines, liberty, and property : German Lutherans in colonial British America / A.G. Roeber., dated 1998, held by Wellcome Collection. Personal, dated 1909-1984, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

TED: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

8 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Rob Hopkins: just have a go, New Scientist, 2010. La transition écologique, de Rob Hopkins au ministère, Regards croisés sur l'économie, 2020. The transition handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience, by Rob Hopkins, Critical Public Health, 2010. Ecotopian Narratives as Social Change Strategy: From Lord Byron to Rob Hopkins, Resilience: A Journal of the Environmental Humanities, 2020. Rob Hopkins, 2008, The Transition Handbook. From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, Green books, 224 p., Développement durable et territoires, 2008. Community Empowerment Through Grassroots Action, Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 2018. Le mouvement Transition Town Totnes : a « new vision of urban living » ? / The movment Transition Town Totnes: a “new vision of urban living”?, Il Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage, 2022. Rob Hopkins, 2008, The Transition Handbook. From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, Green books, 224 p., Développement Durable et Territoires, 2008.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Toilet (Citrus Magic Can) Spray Holder Version 2 (3094831) (2018) — Internet Archive. Wall Hanging Organization System (3776102) (2019) — Internet Archive. The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience (2014) — Internet Archive. Kitchen Brush and Glove Holder Door Mount Screw (2749538) (2018) — Internet Archive. Liquid Skin 1 oz Bottle stabilizer (4155784) (2020) — Internet Archive. Cable Holder Under Desk (2642248) (2017) — Internet Archive. oven rack puller holder (3768682) (2019) — Internet Archive. Kitchen Pot Lid Holder v4 (2642274) (2017) — Internet Archive. Door Stop with internal foam spring (2647572) (2017) — Internet Archive. Iphone Ipad Mophie Game of Thrones GOT Phone Stand (2642284) (2017) — Internet Archive. C Battery Eliminator (2752082) (2018) — Internet Archive. jabra stand (5271985) (2022) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Rob Hopkins studied at University of the West of England, University of Plymouth and Blaise High School. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is community resilience, energy transition and permaculture. The authority associates the name with environmentalism and transition town.

Membership is recorded of Transition Network and Post Carbon Institute.

Works named in the authority record are The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience.

Distinctions recorded are honorary doctorate conferred by the University of the West of England, honorary doctor of the University of Namur, Curry Stone Design Prize and honorary citizen of Liège.

Chronology

  1. 1968Rob Hopkins born at Chiswick.
  2. 2009Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil (TED).
  3. 2014The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 2017Cable Holder Under Desk (2642248) digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 2018Toilet (Citrus Magic Can) Spray Holder Version 2 (3094831) digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 2018Kitchen Brush and Glove Holder Door Mount Screw (2749538) digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2019Wall Hanging Organization System (3776102) digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2020Liquid Skin 1 oz Bottle stabilizer (4155784) digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Rob Hopkins”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1594109: Rob Hopkins

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