Community

Sustainable communities

See also Sustainable settlements

sustainable community - vibrant local economy
FURTHER INFORMATION

Sustainable communities general information

  • Academy for Sustainable Communities
    ...aims to inspire, motivate and influence people across the public, private and voluntary sectors who are involved in creating communities. www.hcaacademy.co.uk/
  • Communities and Local Government
    A UK Government website with information and publications on sustainable communities including the The Egan Review: Skills for Sustainable Communities  www.communities.gov.uk.
  • The Sustainable Communities Network
    A US website which addresses a broad range of issues and provides resources for those who want to help make their communities more livable. www.sustainable.org/
  • Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC)
    The ISC provides passionate, committed people around the world with the tools, skills, and resources they need to make their communities a better place to live. www.iscvt.org
  • The Sustainable Communities Excellence Network
    An alliance of the nine Regional Centres of Excellence (RCEs) for Sustainable Communities established throughout England. The RCEs equip people, partnerships and leaders with the skills and knowledge to enable the practical delivery of regeneration and sustainable communities. www.scen.org.uk

Community projects

  • Sustainable Ways
    Sustainable Ways is comprised of focus groups committed to working towards improving the quality of life within the Wet Mountain Valley of Colorado, by encouraging sustainable behavior in the areas of healthy food production, community education, recycling, green construction, renewable energy, natural resources protection, and other earth-friendly technologies. SustainableWays.org

Visioning and planning tools and aids

  • Support tools for planning sustainable communities
    From the Smart Communities Network: a collection of technical and non-technical tools and resources, such as community visioning programmes, GIS programmes, interactive Internet community networks, information resources, and group consensus building tools. www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/toolkit/toolkit.shtml
  • The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
    CABE is the government's advisor on architecture, urban design and public space. The CABE website has links to various evaluation tools.
  • The Geographical Association (GA)
    The GA has produced an online CPD unit for geography teachers - 'Building Sustainable Communities'. GA website: www.geography.org.uk/