Western Kentucky University

Sustainable Communities

Sustainable Communities


Sustainable Communities
Sustainable Cities
Sustainability Indicators
Local Foods & Living Economies
Green Roofs
Green Infrastructure / Rain Gardens
Downtown Preservation

Sustainable Communities

 

Sustainable Cities

Cities Go Green  e-Magazine; a wealth of information
Green Schools - This site helps schools use energy efficiently through architectural, operational and behavioral changes.
International Local Governments for Sustainability
Mayor's Climate Protection Center  Best Practices
NRDC Cities and Green Living
Policy Guide on Smart Growth  American Planning Association online guide
Smart Growth Network
Sustainable Cities Network:  A Portal to the Future of Cities
Sustainable Lane  U.S. City Rankings on sustainability practices

 
Sustainability Indicators

Economic (Sustainability) Indicators  A comparison of traditional vs. sustainability indicators
International Sustainability Indicators Network
Redifining Progress: About Sustainability Indicators

 
Local Foods & Economies

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies  Provides tools, networking and resources for building local economies.
Buy Local Now
FoodRoutes Network  Communications tools, technical support, networking, and information resources to organizations nationwide that are working to rebuild local community-based food systems.
Local Harvest   "Real foods, real farmers, real community"  Working for the survival of local agriculture; resources include the national CSA farm directory.

 
Green Roofs

Green Roofs For Healthy Cities  Includes training and accreditation for green roofs professionals
Green Roofs.Com  Has links to both commercial and non-commercial sites plus green roofs projects database
Green Roof Plants  Leading supplier of plants for green roofs
Roofscapes, Inc Taking green roofs to the next level
Articles
Green Building Starts at the Top  Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 9/15/00.
Green Roofs: Stormwater Management From the Top Down  Environmental Design and Construction, 1/15/01
The Filter, Drain, and Water Holding Components of Green Roof Design  Article in Green Roofs.com, March 2005.

 
Green Infrastructure & Rain Gardens

EPA Green Infrastructure Home Page
Green Infrastructure Leadership Program   The Conservation Fund
What is Green Infrastructure?  Stormwater Toolbox; with Green Values Stormwater Calculator

 
Rain Gardens

Healthy Landscapes: Rain Gardens
Rain Gardens: A How-to Manual for Homeowners
Rain Garden NetworkRain Garden Plants

 
Downtown Preservation

Community Land Trusts  Provides technical assistance and financing to community land trusts that are designed support resident ownership and affordable housing and local control of land and other community resources.
National Trust Main Street Center  National clearinghouse for the preservation-based commercial district revitalization movement.

 Last Modified 10/25/11