Growth, Sprawl, and the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Foundation's fact sheet on sprawl and the health of the Bay. Includes tools for managing growth at the local, state, and national levels.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Focus is on sustainability at the global, regional, and community scales.
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
Dedicated to improving the well being of present and future generations through the promotion of sustainable development.
Sustainable Forestry: SmartWood
A guide to using reclaimed wood from old houses or buildings or milled from fallen timber. This is pricier than using new wood, but helps thwart the negative effects of timber-cutting on climate change and biodiversity.
Cities and Green Living
From the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Discusses smart growth/sprawl, green building, recycling and green living.
Sprawl City
This site explores the role of consumption and population growth in urban sprawl and its effects on natural habitats and farmland around U.S. cities.
Substainable Development
SustainUS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of young people advancing sustainable development and youth empowerment in the United States. Through proactive education and advocacy at the policy-making and grassroots levels, we are building a future in which all people recognize the inherent equality and interdependence of social, economic, and environmental sustainability. College Sustainability Report Card
The Sustainable Endowments Institute released its College Sustainability Report Card, which grades 100 leading colleges by looking at campus greening practices and endowment policies.
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