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An Inconvenient Truth
Scientific information on global warming and the action to stop it.

New Urban Homes
Blue Star Corner
learn more about these New Urban Homes

Urban Housing
Pacific Cannery Lofts
check out this urban infill housing project
Holliday Development
developers of New Urban Homes
C2C Home
non-profit devoted to building homes according to the Cradle to Cradle principles of environmentally sound industry
BRIDGE Housing
read about BRIDGE's affordable housing principles
David Baker + Partners Architects
architects of future New Urban Homes
CoHousing Association of the United States
general information about cohousing in America
if People
innovative solutions for sustainable business
Sustainable Urban Housing in China
research group based at MIT exploring environmentally resposible housing in developing China

Urban Planning
Livable Places
Creating livable communities in Los Angeles, California, Livable Places implements thier ideals in new sustainable communities and policy reform efforts.
The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America
SPUR
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
Smart Growth America
working to improve the way America plans cities.
The Next American City
non-Profit organization exploring the transformation of America's cities.
American Planning Association
excellent resource including policy guides, publication, and employment oppurtunities
New Urbanism
creating liveable sustainable communities
Urban Ecology
vibrant neighborhoods and participatory planning

Alternative Transit
Flexcar
Nation-wide car sharing company: membership fee covers gas, insurace, maitenence and parking.
Zipcar
Internaional car sharing featuring cars of different sizes and purposes to rent by the hour or day.
Car Free Cities
A delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles
League of American Bicyclists
How to safely and legally ride your bike in urban areas.
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation
Transit Villages
read about dense urban communities with high quallity transit systems
New Trains
trains can solve America's transit crisis
Transit Oriented Development
creating compact, walkable communities for higher quality of life
Car Sharing
Car sharing provides flexible wheels for an urban lifestyle, in over 35 US cities.
City Car Share
San Francisco Bay Area non-profit organization providing convenient access to automobiles without the high cost of ownership

Green Industry
Seventh Generation Products
Producers of environmentally sensitive home care products and also a great informational resource of for green living.
Green Blue
learn more about Cradle to Cradle and how to design a regenerative force
Stop Waste
reducing the waste stream for Alameda County
Austin Green Building
the Sustainable Building Sourcebook and other resources are available here
Carnegie Melon Green design
Working Partnerships for a Sustainable Environment and Economy
Canadian Wood Council
learn about sustainable wood constructin and life-cycles
Build it Green
smart solutions for a green building industry

Literature
The Fractured Metropolis
Jonathon Barnett's analysis of urban sprawl, edge cities, and good urban planning.
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
William McDonough and Micheal Braungart's manifesto on the transformation of human industry
Kevin Lynch
learn more about Kevin Lynch and his classic book Image of the City
New Urbanism's bookstore
browse and purchase classics and new releases
Jane Jacobs
read Jane Jacobs biography and a bibliography of her works including the seminal The Death and LIfe of Great American Cities
Ananya Roy
biography and bibliography of UC Berkeley's celebrated Professor Roy