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SAMPLING OF SUSTAINABILITY WEBSITE RESOURCES
 

Great Lakes Sustainable Land Use

www.glc.org/bridges

This gateway provides information about land use and related issues that affect the daily lives of those who live in the Great Lakes region. Two key land-use issues in the region are the redevelopment of brownfields sites and the protection of farmland and other greenfields on the outskirts of urban areas.

Sustainable Communities

www.sustainable.doe.gov

Project of the U.S. Department of Energy – Center of Excellence For Sustainable Development

This website has information on landuse planning, green building, sustainable business, success stories, breaking news, and a case study for the week.

President’s Council on Sustainable Development

www.whitehouse.gov/PCSD

Created in 1993 to advise President Clinton on sustainable development and to develop new economic and environmental goals.

Sustainable Communities Network

www.sustainable.org

Provides information to communities on sustainable development techniques that enhance the local economy, environment, and quality of life. Includes sections on governing sustainability, smart growth, and protecting natural resources.

Chattanooga Institute

www.csc.org/index.html

Helping communities, government officials, business leaders, and educators better understand the concept of sustainability.

Sustainable Communities

www.ecoiq.com/sustainability/index.html

Focuses on efforts around the nation and around the world to build more sustainable communities. There are many links to other websites dealing with sustainable and livable communities.

The Global Ecovillage Network

www.smartgrowth.org

This organization helps to create national, regional, and local groups to encourage development that is environmentally, fiscally, economically, and socially smart.

Institute for Policy Studies – Green Policy Network Home Pages

www.isfusa.org

Encourages local, national, and international members representing a wide variety of expertise to form project teams aimed at social, economic, and environmental issues that are key to achieving sustainability.

Additional Websites

Urban Land Institute
www.uli.com

Ecocity Cleveland
www.ecocleveland.org

Green Building Coalition
www.clevelandgbc.org

Citistates Group
www.citistates.com

National Association of Regional Councils
www.narc.org

U.S. EPA
www.epa.gov/ecosystems/osecbak

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
www.hud.gov

Great Lakes News (HUD)
www.great-lakes.net/news

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