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LAND USE AND PLANNING WEB SITES selected by Laurel
Phoenix
LAND USE WEB SITES
www.mlui.org/
Michigan Land Use Institute
http://landuse.org/lufsys
Land Use Network
www.clui.org
Center for Land Use Interpretation
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/`pppm/~landuse/land_use.html
Oregon Land Use Information Center
www.sustainable.doe.gov/landuse/luintro.shtml
Land Use Planning
www.policy.rutgers.edu
Center For Urban Policy
www.1000friendsofwisconsin.com/
1000 Friends of Wisconsin
www.plannersweb.com/index.html
Planners Web
www.sierraclub.org
Sierra Club
http://www.lta.org/
Land Trust Alliance
LOCAL GOVT. PLANNING SITES:
www.planning.haynet.com/
Links to articles
www.planning.org/
American Planning Association
www.arch.buffalo.edu/pairc/
Articles and Search
www.plannersweb.com/
City and Regional Planning Resources
www.sierraclub.org
Sprawl Reports
http://www2.dcci.com/Frontporch/
Urban Planning. Provides articles and links
www.smartgrowth.org
Smart Growth
www.1000friendsofwisconsin.com
1000 Friends of Wisc.— State level planning group
FEDERAL GOVT. PLANNING SITES:
www.hud.gov/cpd/cpdhome.html
Community Planning and Development
www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/index.htm
Fed. Highway Admin. Planning
www.abag.ca.gov/home2.html
Regional Planning
www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/documents.center/goveweb.html
Search Gov’t and Links
http://www.doc.gov/opsp/
Dept. of Commerce /Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
General Sites on PUBLIC POLICY or ENVIRONMENT selected and annotated by Michael Kraft, Ph. D.
http://www.policy.com/ (a comprehensive site that provides a list of major policy institutes, advocacy organizations, media organizations, businesses, and government agencies, as well as extensive coverage of policy news, issue briefings, and an issues library organized by subject matter, with a large number of references for environment. Also links to all major organizations working on environmental issues).
http://thomas.loc.gov/ (Library of Congress’s Thomas search engines for locating key congressional documents. It is one of the most comprehensive public site for legislative searches).
http://www.gao.gov/ (U.S. General Accounting Office, a treasure trove of reports on government agencies and programs, esp. evaluation studies).
http://www.uwgb.edu/~furlongs/pubpol.htm (Scott Furlong’s Public Policy home page, with extensive links to policy issues and government agencies, including many dealing with environmental issues).
http://www.uwgb.edu/~furlongs/index.html (American Government Home Page (links to government agencies).
http://www.epa.gov/ (United States Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/rules.html (EPA site for laws, rules, and regulations, including the full text of the dozen key laws administered by the EPA).
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/Programs.html (EPA programs and projects)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq (Council on Environmental Quality).
http://badger.state.wi.us/departments.html(access to State of Wisconsin agencies and policy issues).
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/Environment.html (DNR site for environmental programs)
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/NaturalResources.html (DNR site for natural resources programs)
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/wm/lowerfox/(DNR site dedicated to Fox River cleanup program.
Environmental Research and Data Collections
http://www.cnie.org/index.html(Committee for the National Institute for the Environment. Useful site with new National Library for the Environment, links to Congressional Research Service studies on environmental issues, and more).
http://www.islandpress.org/ (Eco-Compass--guide to environmental information for ecosystems, community issues, global change, and economics--as well as to Island Press books and links to other sites on these topics).
http://www.rff.org/ (Resources for the Future--economic policy analyses and information).
http://www.worldwatch.org/(Worldwatch Institute site, with list of Worldwatch papers and other publications).
http://www.wri.org/wri/index.html (World Resources Institute site, with useful links to studies and international environmental and governmental organizations).
http://www.scorecard.org/ (Environmental Defense Fund site for extensive environmental data by city—hazardous air emissions, chemical releases from manufacturing, hazardous waste, drinking water, etc.).
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/Data.html (EPA databases and software—good entry point to locating environmental information).
http://www.epa.gov/ceisweb1/ceishome/ (Center for Environmental Information and Statistics at EPA).
http://tree2.epa.gov/CEIS/CEIS.NSF/ (Environmental data profiles for counties nationwide. Type in a zip code and get the information for that area).
http://www.undp.org/popin/popin.htm (United Nations population information; latest projections, studies, official statements, country profiles)
Environmental Organizations and Advocacy Groups
http://gwis.circ.gwu.edu/~greenu/org.html (Environmental Organization Internet Sites--extensive, with alphabetical search).
http://www.sierraclub.org/ (Sierra Club).
http://www.zpg.org/ (Zero Population Growth—extensive information on population growth in the U.S. and worldwide, updates on population related news and legislation).
http://www.lcv.org/ (League of Conservation Voters--environmental voting records and information on congressional actions).
http://www.nrdc.org/nrdc (Natural Resources Defense Council--news and information on public policy issues).
http://lakemichigan.org/ (Lake Michigan Federation home page covering water quality, toxic releases, land use, and related issues that affect Lake Michigan Basin).
http://www.nwf.org/ (National Wildlife Federation).
http://www.gn.apc.org/ (GreenNet, computer network for environment, peace, human rights).
http://www.geonetwork.org/ (Global Environmental Options--multiple site links).
Environmental News Sites
http://www.envirolink.org/ (Environmental Library Search).
http://www.enn.com/ (Environmental News Network --current news and links).
http://www.igc.org/igc/econet (Econet--diversified news and environmental links).
http://cnn.com/NATURE/ (CNN environmental news site).
Environmental Education and Careers
http://conbio.rice.edu/cnie/dep/ (directory of over 200 environmental programs in higher education).
http://www.starfish.org/ (sustainability and environmental education--resources, bibliographies, courses).
http://www.2nature.org/(Second Nature site, devoted to education for sustainability, with good links to other sites).
http://www.eco.org/ (Environmental Careers Organization--internships and jobs in environmental field).
http://www.webdirectory.com/Employment/ (comprehensive site for environmental employment information and posting of resumes).
Sustainability Sites
http://www.sustainablegreenbay.com/ (Sustainable Green Bay Initiative site)
http://www.naturalstep.org/ (The Natural Step site, with principles of sustainability for corporations and others, related to Paul Hawken’s book The Ecology of Commerce).
http://www.sustainable.org/ (Sustainable Communities Network. Good information on sustainability tools and references, with many links to other sites and extensive bibliographies).
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/ (very useful site for information on sustainability actions).
http://www.geonetwork.org/links (Geolink Library--400 sustainable development links that include urban sprawl, green design for buildings, green living, news, etc.).
http://www.subjectmatters.com/indicators/ (excellent site for sustainability indicators).
http://www.rprogress.org/ (Redefining Progress, a policy organization that works for sustainability by trying to redefine the meaning of human progress).
http://www.whitehouse.gov/PCSD/
(President’s Council on Sustainable Development).