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Manchester Urban Open Space Website
Information, news, and updates about environmental issues of interest to local citizens, focusing on urban sprawl, inappropriate development projects, and endangered natural areas.
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/env/
Greater Ohio
A statewide network promoting policies that encourage redevelopment of Ohio's cities and towns and conservation of farmland and open space.
http://www.greaterohio.org/
The Funders' Network
A resource for foundations, nonprofit organizations, and other partners working to solve the problems created by suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment.
http://www.fundersnetwork.org/
Sprawl Guide
Planners Web presents information and links dealing with urban sprawl and its consequences, including the loss of green space and the decay of older urban centers.
http://www.plannersweb.com/sprawl/sprawlgu...
Friends of Midcoast Maine
Group of 14 land trusts and advocacy groups discussing the increasing impacts of sprawl in the Midcoast Route One Corridor. News and information about issues and activities.
http://www.friendsmidcoast.org/
Smart Growth Network
The Smart Growth Network helps create national, regional and local coalitions to support intelligent and sustainable growth.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/
Scenic America
Information and resources from an advocacy organization that wants to protect the scenic qualities of communities and roadways.
http://www.scenic.org/
Sprawl Watch
Clearinghouse with news, information and resource links about land-use, community planning and preservation.
http://www.sprawlwatch.org/
Knox Citizens for Smart Growth
Volunteer organization supporting smart growth initiatives and opposing suburban sprawl.
http://www.knoxsmartgrowth.org/
Families For Responsible Development
Citizen group in Pocatello, Idaho offers details about their mission, events, vision, supporters, and membership.
http://www.ffrdpocatello.org/
Building Better Communities
Consortium of building and highway construction interests presents arguments against limiting suburban development.
http://www.qualitygrowth.org/
National Town Builders Association
Serves builders and developers in an effort to build traditional neighborhoods and town centers though smart growth principles.
http://www.ntba.net/
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.
http://www.sprawl-busters.com
Environmental Protection Agency: Smart Growth
Includes introduction and detailed information on smart growth, plus news, publications, and policies.
http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/
SmartGrowthInfo.com
Definitions, links, and information about plans for Bloomington, Indiana.
http://www.smartgrowthinfo.com/
Sprawl Kills
Joel S. Hirschhorn's site includes commentary, news, book excerpts, consulting, and a newsletter.
http://www.sprawlkills.com/
Greenbelt Alliance
Conservation organization dedicated to preserving a greenbelt of open space, farmlands, and parks around the bay area.
http://www.greenbelt.org/
Campaign for Sensible Growth
Coalition of government, civic, and business leaders in northeastern Illinois. Presents information on the campaign, news, and resources.
http://www.growingsensibly.org/
Envision Utah
Public-private partnership promoting quality growth with goals in air quality, transportation options, open space preservation, housing, infrastructure, and community-friendly taxation.
http://www.envisionutah.org/
E Design
Archive of resources about design and activities that encourage livable, sustainable communities. From the Florida Design Initiative.
http://sustainable.state.fl.us/fdi/edesign...
Colorado Sprawl Action Center
Offers resources and services for local citizen groups fighting sprawl, including a growth management toolkit and the Smart Growth Hall of Fame.
http://www.sprawlaction.org/
Vermont Forum on Sprawl
Addresses the issue of sprawl, and its affect on rural life.
http://www.vtsprawl.org/
Smart Growth America
Nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow; one that protects farmland and open space, revitalizes neighborhoods, keeps housing affordable, preserves scenic and historic resources, and makes communities more livable.
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.com/
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.
http://www.sustainable-city.org/document/p...
Preservation Institute
Information and resources about alternatives to dehumanizing modern trends on social and environmental quality.
http://www.preservenet.com/
Save Our Land, Save Our Towns Inc.
Charitable corporation promotes changes in attitudes and policies that promote suburban sprawl.
http://www.saveourlandsaveourtowns.org/
Growth Management Institute
Nonprofit encouraging effective and equitable management of urban growth and change.
http://www.gmionline.org/
Sierra Club: Stopping Sprawl
The Challenge to the Sprawl Campaign works to fight poorly planned runaway development and promotes smart growth communities.
http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/
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.
http://www.cnu.org/
Fallsburg Smart Growth
New York citizens group offering smart growth news, links, documents, articles, and calendar.
http://www.fallsburgsmartgrowth.com/
SolutionsNotSprawl.org
Home of the Citizens Alliance for Responsible Transportation, an anti-sprawl advocacy group in the Washington, D.C. area.
http://www.solutionsnotsprawl.org/
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
National charity dedicated to the protection of rural England - protecting local countryside where there is threat, enhancing it where there is opportunity.
http://www.cpre.org.uk/
Smart Growth for Tennessee Towns and Counties
Summarizes the basic steps in a smart growth visioning and planning process, and reviews techniques that can be used at each step.
http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/smart/title.htm
Sprawl City
Covers comsumption growth and population growth and their roles in urban sprawl.
http://www.sprawlcity.org/
Smart Growth BC
A non-profit society that works to limit sprawl in British Columbia. Includes case studies, examples and local news.
http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca/
Grow Smart Rhode Island
Statewide non-profit organization that promotes sensible alternatives to suburban sprawl and urban decay. Information on issues and activities, downloadable reports, and links to related sites.
http://www.growsmartri.com/
Sustainable Minnesota's Sprawl Resources
Links to information and resources related to sprawl issues, both in Minnesota and nationally.
http://www.me3.org/projects/sprawl/
Growth Management Leadership Alliance
A network of American and Canadian leaders from state, provincial and regional organizations involved in smart growth initiatives.
http://www.gmla.org/
Growth Management
The International Council of Shopping Centers presents local solutions that balance community needs of controlling growth with the need for creating and maintaining economically vibrant communities.
http://www.growthmanagement-icsc.org/
Save a Farm
Site gives tips on farmland preservation activism.
http://www.saveafarm.org/
Sprawl Brawl
Skeptical commentaries and analysis about sprawl and growth planning from Reason, a libertarian journal.
http://reason.com/bisprawl.shtml
Wikipedia: Urban Sprawl
Publicly-editable encyclopedia entry supplies examples and arguments for and against sprawl.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_sprawl
Farmland Information
A clearinghouse for information about farmland protection and stewardship. It is a partnership between the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and American Farmland Trust.
http://www.farmlandinfo.org/
Sprawl Information Center
Features articles, links, a specialized search engine, and a message board.
http://www.progress.org/sprawl/
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