Research Guides: Public Health Student Guide: Sustainability

Research Librarian for the Health Sciences, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology, Public Health

Hector R. Perez-Gilbe

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Sustainability

Agenda 21
American Planning Association
Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)
This San Francisco-based nonprofit organization is a collaboration among architects, planners, developers, and community activists who work to reform North America's urban growth patters.
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The CNU site includes searchable databases of publications, an image bank, and bibliography.
Conservation Economy/Sustainable Society
dmoz.org Planning Directory
This directory is part of the Open Directory Project, and covers topics such as growth and sprawl, historic preservation, transportation, sustainability. This particular category on the dmoz.org site is available in nine languages.
Environmental Design research Association (EDRA)
Footprint Calculator
Green Building Links
Human Ecology/Wikipedia
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Latino New Urbanism (LNU)
The concepts behind the project build upon the thesis that the growing popluation of Latinos in California may become instrumental in the construction of more compact and sustable cities in the state.
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The LNU project began in 2003 as part of the Transportation and Land Use collaborative. The site offers background information about LNU, summaries from past conferences, and the opportunity to receive e-mail updates.
National Library for the Environment
Maintains and expands a universal, single-point entry to quality environmental data and information. News, conferences, electronic journals, education resources, and congressional research service reports.
Population Reference Bureau
Projects for Public Spaces (PPS)
PPS' mission is to create and sustain public places that build communities; achieving this through programs in transportation, parks, plazas, central squares, public markets and community institutions.
Smart Communities Network
Smart Growth Resource Library
The Smart Growth Resource Library provides access to reports, Web sites, tools and case studies covering topics such as transportation, housing, and urban design.
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The digital library is available as part of the Smart Growth Network, which was "formed in response to increasing community concerns about the need for new ways to grow that boost the economy, protect the environment, and enhance community vitality."
Sprawl City
This site is about consumption growth and population growth and their roles in the urban spawl that destroys natural habitat and farmland around U. S. cities. Particularly rich for Los Angeles coverage on the "LA Smart Growth Model."
Sustainable Development/United Nations
Sustainable Style Foundation
An international, member-supported nonprofit organization created to provide information, resources, and innovative programs that promote sustainable living and sustainable design.
The Ecological Footprint
What is an Ecological Footprint?
Urban Workbench
Blog devoted to sustainability issues addressed by cities.
USC Center for Sustainable Cities
Interdisciplinary research center that promotes solutions to the many challenges cities face related to making cities more sustainable. Has grown to reflect international scope.
World Health Organization - Climate Change and Human Health Summary