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Sprawl Brawl Skeptical commentaries and analysis about sprawl and growth planning from Reason, a libertarian journal. Smart Growth Network The Smart Growth Network helps create national, regional and local coalitions to support intelligent and sustainable growth. Scenic America Information and resources from an advocacy organization that wants to protect the scenic qualities of communities and roadways. Preservation Institute Information and resources about alternatives to dehumanizing modern trends on social and environmental quality. Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse with news, information and resource links about land-use, community planning and preservation. 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. E Design Archive of resources about design and activities that encourage livable, sustainable communities. From the Florida Design Initiative. 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. Smart Growth BC A non-profit society that works to limit sprawl in British Columbia. Includes case studies, examples and local news. 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. |
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