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"Healthy Communities - Indicators Project"
http://janus.state.me.us/dep/air/comsus/comsusdb.htm
This Community Indicators Project database is available for use in Maine classrooms; students will learn how to use "Indicators" to measure the health of their communities. The Indicators used in this project include: People and Population, Natural Resource Consumption and Natural Environment conditions. They provide a glimpse of some economic, social and environmental factors that affect our quality of life.

2021 Regional Planning Project - Queensland, Australia
http://www.seq2021.qld.gov.au/home.asp
A cooperative regional planning project managing the effects of rapid population growth and planning for sustainable development in South East Queensland. It involves the three spheres of government and the community.

Appalachian Sustainable Development
http://appsusdev.org
Focuses on developing healthy, diverse and ecologically sound economic opportunities through education and training. ASD's two main programs are in sustainable forestry and wood products and sustainable agriculture.

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.

Cabo San Francisco Foundation
http://www.cabosanfrancisco.ch/indexeng.htm
Ecuadorian foundation working for a sustainable development of poor villages in coastal Ecuador.

Center for Economic and Environmental Development
http://ceed.alleg.edu/CEED/CEEDHome.html
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.

Chattanooga Institute
http://www.csc2.org/index.html
Seeking to provide communities and companies with the resources and support necessary to create a sustainable and competitive future by finding solutions that integrate business, social equity and the environment in ways that are both sustainable and profitable.

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.grida.no/city/
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)

Communities by Choice
http://www.communitiesbychoice.org
Web-based network for people and communities committed to the practice of sustainable development. Includes message boards, a calendar of sustainable development events, tips for sustainable living, and other resources for sustainable community development.

Community Sustainability: A Comprehensive Urban Regenerative Process.
http://www.arch.wsu.edu/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.

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.

EcoGateway
http://www.ecoiq.com/onlineresources/
EcoIQ magazine and links to a large collection of Internet resources related to sustainable communities.

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.

exSite Research Ltd.
http://www.exsite.org
exSite Research Ltd. focuses on innovative and sustainable solutions for advancing the State of the Art in the regeneration of Brownfield and contaminated land.

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.com/index.html
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://www.groundworkwales.org.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/la21/onestop.htm
One stop guide for U.S. Local Governments. Enhance the Sustainability of Your Community Through: Environmental Protection; Economic Vitality; and Community Well-Being.

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