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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT by Victoria Dompka |
1. Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
The best gateway for information and linkages on sustainable development (SD). Their "tool kit" provides definitions, indicators of sustainability, success stories, multi-media educational resources and links to top SD community Websites.
2. International Institute for Sustainable Development
Comprehensive texts and linkages to international conventions and treaties, and to governments', institutes' and on-campus SD activities. In-depth analysis on SD "hot topics" as relate to women, youth, trade, oceans, and forests.
3. The Sustainable Communities Network
Information on US communities like Austin and Seattle putting SD into practice. They are tangible examples while many SD principles seem out of reach. Includes creating a sustainable community, growing sustainable economies, "smart" growth, and entrees to extensive library resources.
4. Sustainable Development: An Introduction
World Resources Institute's Environmental Education Site. Excellent resource for teachers and non-teachers on SD issues and current scientific research. Links to bibliographies and key SD sites such as the President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD), UN Earth Council, US Citizen's Network on Sustainable Development.
5. Chattanooga Sustainable Cities
After browsing this site's "scratch 'n sniff" section find details on Chattanooga as a star PCSD sustainable city. Briefing Book breaks SD down into the essential parts with lessons learned by Chatt: energy and transport, natural resources, sustainable agriculture, population and consumption, and industry initiatives.
Victoria Dompka is Director of the Program on Population and Sustainable Development for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.