Newly released Online Urban Journal, whose aim is to analyze political strategies of urban redevelopment implemented by entrepreneurial local administrations of western countries within the growth-oriented and competition-driven framework of urban governance of the contemporary city.
The URL is: http://urbanreinventors.net/

"To help communities address the changing landscape of local and regional planning, HUD sponsored Growing SmartSM, a project to develop model state planning and development management legislation."
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment...

Urban Environmental Education programs, materials, and professional development opportunities from the Chicago Academy of Sciences.
The URL is: http://www.chias.org/education/index.html

UEI uses urban ecology studies to help urban residents understand the natural resources in their communities and take action to protect them. Our mission is to promote the stewardship of healthy urban ecosystems by improving science and civic education for middle and high school youth and by working with urban communities to protect and restore natural resources.
The URL is: http://www.urbaneco.org

"...a voluntary initiative that works to accelerate the creation and widespread use of advanced technologies to radically improve the quality, durability, environmental performance, energy efficiency, and affordability of our Nation's housing."
The URL is: http://www.pathnet.org/

A volunteer community outreach program of the Sierra Club that provides outdoor experiences for groups of individuals who might not otherwise have them. Such groups include: inner city youth of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, disabled persons, and children with HIV.
The URL is: http://www.sierraclub.org/ico/index.asp

"Brownfields: Abandoned, idled or under-used real property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived contamination." HUD is working with community, private, and government organizations to stimulate reinvestment in communities by restoring brownfields to productive use.
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment...

Based in Kansas, CUBE provides workshops, teaching materials, curricula, a resource catalog and a newsletter about urban planning and development.


The URL is: http://www.plannersweb.com/

A project of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIEHS), "initiative aims to implement culturally relevant prevention and intervention activities in economically disadvantaged and underserved populations adversely affected by environmental contaminants.
The URL is: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/disparity/c...

"WET in the City is an urban environmental education program of the Council for Environmental Education (CEE) that focuses on water resources." The Curriculum and Activity Guide includes K-12 activities selected from the popular Project WET to specifically address the water education needs of urban educators.
The URL is: http://wetcity.org/

A partnership of citizens, business leaders, and policy makers. The objectives are to develop a broadly supported growth strategy - a common vision.
The URL is: http://www.envisionutah.org/

Project Learning Tree's "community-based program that trains leaders to use PLT materials in an urban context. PLT in the City strengthens the reach of environmental education to traditionally underserved audiences."
The URL is: http://www.plt.org/initiatives/inthecity.cfm

"Programs that teach young people ecology, community stewardship, urban resource management and basic job readiness skills in the context of their urban environment." School programs and downloadable urban activities for grades preK-6.
The URL is: http://www.communityresources.org/

"A global collaboration that helps people everywhere make their own local Green Maps...encouraging us to discover new ways to experience the local urban ecology." Background info, examples of Kids' Green maps and an activity guide to get you started are available online. A project of Modern World Design.
The URL is: http://www.greenmap.org/ymaps/ymindex.html

Coalition of planners and businesses, providing research and articles on ways to promote growth and development without causing sprawl.
The URL is: http://www.smartgrowth.org/default.asp

"The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)serves youth in Greater Boston, New York and Philadelphia through programs which provide outdoor skills training for youth workers, global and urban environmental education for youth, and outdoor and environmental career internships for youth."
The URL is: http://www.outdoors.org/education/yop/index.cfm

Environmental non-for-profit organization aimed at public education on environmental concerns.
The URL is: http://www.cape.ca

"Founded in 1938 and one of the 115 affiliates of the National Urban League, the Greater Washington Urban League is a major civil rights and social services organization located in the District of Columbia."
The URL is: http://www.gwul.org/abougwul.html

Creates jobs and business opportunities in the most economically distressed areas of inner cities and the rural heartland. Designated 72 urban areas and 33 rural communities where residents decide what improvements will enhance the opportunities in their area.
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/economicdevelopment/

"Healthy Communities Environmental Mapping — HUD E-MAPS — is a free Internet service that combines information on HUD’s community development and housing programs with EPA’s environmental data."
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cio/emaps/index.cfm

Resources, fact sheets and the "1999 Sprawl Report," covering land use planning, transportation, and open space protection, from the Sierra Club.
The URL is: http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/

Five E's Unlimited specializes in Sustainable Development work. The site contains information on sustainable development topics and a free on-line bi-weekly newsletter entitled "SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW".
The URL is: http://www.eeeee.net

"The Urban Environmental Initiative (UEI) is a pilot program launched in 1995 under the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Region 1, New England, to address environmental and public health problems in urban cities. The UEI facilitates community based environmental protection" through grants, education and access to information.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/region01/eco/uei/index.html