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  • Congress for the New Urbanism - News, information and other resources from an organization which promotes the restoration of cities and the creation of human-oriented livable communities with a sense of place.
  • Edesign - News, information, directory and other resources about design and activities that encourage livable, sustainable communities, from the Florida Design Initiative.
  • James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments - A research organization which works with citizens, politicians and officials to create ecologically healthy communities. "The landscape site is to the region what the cell is to the body." Project reports, news and research bulletins. Includes report on the Alternative Development Standards Project, which explains the costs and benefits of adopting building regulations that promote more compact communities.
  • Moving Sustainable Development from Theory to Practice in the U.S. - A quick-study outline of sustainable development for planners and policy-makers, with extensive web references for more in-depth information on each topic. Written by Beryl Magilavy, past director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment.
  • National Resources Defense Council - Resources on smart growth practices from the Natural Resources Defense Council.
  • New Urbanism - Page of links to articles from Conscious Choice magazine (April 2001) about efforts to revive traditional community design and sustainable alternatives to sprawl.
  • Preservation Institute - Information and resources about alternatives to dehumanizing modern trends on social and environmental quality
  • Scenic America - Information and resources from an advocacy organization that wants to protect the scenic qualities of communities and roadways.
  • Smart Growth BC - A non-profit society which works to limit sprawl in British Columbia. Includes case studies, examples and local news. A manual of smart growth planning tools is also available but it is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
  • Smart Growth Network - The Smart Growth Network helps create national, regional and local coalitions to support intelligent and sustainable growth.
  • Sprawl Brawl - Commentaries and analysis about sprawl and growth-planning from Reason, a conservative journal. Page includes links to information sources on both sides of issue.
  • Sprawl Watch - Clearinghouse with news, information and resource links about land-use, community planning and preservation.
  • Sprawl-Busters - One of the most comprehensive and earliest sites to target sprawl, by Al Norman, "anti-sprawl guru" and consultant. Arguments and statistics to support campaigns against sprawl developments. Reading list, news, list of towns that have defeated mega-retail proposals.
  • Termonfeckin Village Rural Preservation Action Group (TRPAG) - A group of locally elected representatives seeking the sensitive development of Termonfeckin, preservation of its village character, its agricultural roots and its heritage.
  • The Cost and Consequences of Suburban Sprawl - "The Dark Side of the American Dream" - a 1998 report by the Sierra Club. Includes "Thirty most sprawl-threatened cities."
  • The National Trust Main Street Center - Resources and information on how to preserve and revitalize historic downtowns and main streets. Part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
  • The Planning Report - A newsletter reporting on managed growth in Southern California.
  • Urban Futures - A project of the Reason Public Policy Institute. The Urban Futures Program promotes voluntary, private-sector and market-oriented solutions to sprawl and other urban problems.
  • Walkable Communities - A non-profit consulting firm which provides advice on how communities can become more pedestrian-friendly. Includes extensive recommended reading list and downloadable reports and photos.
  • Search our Wiki for Environment Growth Sprawl - Find more information about this subject by clicking here

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