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 |  | Books by Jane Holtz Kay
- http://www.janeholtzkay.com
- Book summaries and articles concerning urban affairs, planning, transportation, and coping with pollution, sprawl, and other environmental challenges. Includes "Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back." By the architecture/planning critic of The Nation. | |
| | Center for Economic and Environmental Development
- http://ceed.allegheny.edu/
- Describes several projects to support sustainable development and improve community and regional leaders` understanding of how economic and environmental decisions can work hand in hand to bring a new vitality to Northwest Pennsylvania. | |
| | Center for Neighborhood Technology (Chicago)
- http://www.cnt.org/
- Creative strategies for making cities and their surrounding areas work for everyone, environmentally and economically. | |
| | Chelsea Green's Books for Sustainable Living
- http://www.chelseagreen.com/
- Chelsea Green publishes information to help design future lives where human activities of production and consumption are balanced in harmony with the natural state of the world. | |
| | Cities Environment Reports on the Internet
- http://www.ceroi.net/
- An UN inititative, and part of UNEP. A program to facilitate easy access to environmental information for sound decision-making and general awareness-raising in cities. | |
| | City Repair Project (The)
- http://www.cityrepair.org/
- Citizen activists educating and inspiring people to build a more community-oriented and ecologically sustainable society. (Portland, Oregon) | |
| | Community Sustainability: A Comprehensive Urban Regenerative Process
- http://www.arch.wsu.edu/09%20publications/sustain/home.html
- Washington State University's School of Architecture web site explores some interactive design-planning topics and presents a proposal for Pullman, Washington, USA. | |
| | Criterion Planners/Engineers
- http://www.crit.com/
- Criterion is an urban planning firm specializing in sustainable community development. | |
| | EcoGateway
- http://www.ecoiq.com/onlineresources/
- EcoIQ magazine and links to a large collection of Internet resources related to sustainable communities. | |
| | Ecocity of Malmö
- http://www.ekostaden.com/
- Describes the transformation of Malmö, Sweden, into sustainability, including details of building design and about management of traffic, rainwater, and waste. | |
| | Ecosustainable Hub
- http://www.ecosustainable.com.au/index.htm
- Provides a team of international and Australian professionals committed towards a common goal of facilitating, developing and servicing sustainability. Also provides a Search engine for Sustainability using popular portals. | |
| | Ecosystems
- http://www.ecosystems.co.za/
- South African consultants and advisors in the field of sustainable community and rural development describe their capabilities and discuss topics such as permaculture and handling issues of rapid urbanization through waste management, recycling, and incineration. | |
| | Environment Canada's Green Lane/Environnement Canada
- http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html
- Canadian government entity's vision is to see a Canada where people make responsible decisions about the environment; and where the environment is thereby sustained for the benefit of present and future generations. | |
| | Five E's Unlimited
- http://www.eeeee.net/
- Consulting firm that specializes in environmental sustainability, strengthened economies, and social equity, Based in Virginia. | |
| | Green Map System
- http://www.greenmap.org
- Project to promote healthy cities and sustainable communities by developing maps to chart the sites of environmental significance in urban places around the world. Includes examples. | |
| | Groundwork Wales
- http://groundworkwales.sequence.co.uk/
- Promotes sustainable communities through joint environmental action. Includes information on community involvement projects and efforts to reclaim old industrial and mining sites. | |
| | Guide to Implementing Local Environmental Action Plans in Central and Eastern Europe
- http://www.rec.org/REC/Publications/LEAP_Guide/default.html
- Explores planning process for community sustainability, including how to assess environmental issues and set environmental priorities; as well as how to implement selected actions and monitor and evaluate results. | |
| | ICLEI: Electronic tools for a sustainable community.
- http://www.iclei.org/index.php?id=798
- One stop guide for U.S. Local Governments. Enhance the Sustainability of Your Community Through: Environmental Protection; Economic Vitality; and Community Well-Being. | |
| | Indicators of Sustainability
- http://www.sustainablemeasures.com/
- develops indicators that measure progress toward a sustainable economy,society and environment. | |
| | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
- http://www.icimod.org
- ICIMOD is committed to economically and environmentally sound mountain development and improving the living standards of mountain communities in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas. | |
| | International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
- http://www.iclei.org/
- International clearinghouse on sustainable development and environmental protection policies, programs, and techniques being implemented at the local level by local institutions. Resources and links on Local Agenda 21, Green Fleets, environmental budgeting, other topics. | |
| | James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments
- http://www.sustainable-communities.agsci.ubc.ca/
- A series of urban, community design events and university of british columbia-based research projects providing a number of potential solutions to the problems spawned by non-sustainable urban/suburban growth. | |
| | Linking Sustainable Community Activities to Pollution Prevention: A Sourcebook
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR855/index.html
- Online report of RAND study (1997). Includes case studies and extensive bibliography. | |
| | Livable Cities for the 21st Century
- http://www.priorities.org/LivableCitiesIndex.htm
- The Priorities Institute examines alternative community designs, carfree cities, cohousing, recycling pantries, and other concepts and technologies to promote environmentally sustainable community life. | |
| | Local community sustainability indicators
- http://www.uq.net.au/~zzrawill/sunnybank/community/indicators/index.htm
- Some new local community sustainability indicators developed in Australia. This site provides a new methodology for indicators that sustain and develop our community and that we can all count, measure and check them for ourselves. | |
| | Smart Communities Network
- http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/
- Resources on the concept of sustainable development, including overview articles, slide shows, links, recommended books and videos, and educational materials and programs that can help communities in their sustainable development efforts. | |
| | Smart Growth Network
- http://www.smartgrowth.org/
- Searchable databases of information resources on smart growth case studies, smart building design, smart development design and zoning, brownfields redevelopment and eco-industrial parks; and related topics. | |
| | Sustainability Ltd.
- http://www.sustainability.co.uk/
- An award-winning strategic management consultancy and think-tank. Founded in 1987, Sustainability Ltd. is the longest established international consultancy dedicated to promoting the business case for sustainable development. The three main areas of operation: foresight, agenda-setting and change management. |
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