City Mayors "international network of professionals...to promote strong, prosperous cities, good local government & innovative solutions to housing, transport, education, employment, environmental, technological, social & security challenges
UN Habitat & & World Urban Forum designed to prevent and ameliorate problems that stem from the massive growth of conurbations throughout the world, with a special focus on those major urban locales in the developing world | governing bodies, campaigns, partner organizations, events - incl World Urban Forum, publications, "State of the World's Cities" report, research reports on slums & the problems of large-scale urban governance, latest research findings & updates from various urban areas
U.S. EPA - Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment "Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
U.S. Green Building Council "the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work" | 7500+ member organizations, representatives of all sectors of the building industry | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating system benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings
European Academy of the Urban Environment "to encourage exchange of experience amongst decision makers in all spheres of sustainable urban development" | conferences, papers, presentations, workshops, seminars | database on urban development supporting the CEM-network of Central European Metropolises, issues & topics, incl "The Future of the Metropolis"
H-Urban Teaching Center Syllabus Archive college syllabi, themes, theories, literature, approaches in urban studies & history, browsable by author, date, geographical location, class descriptions & reading lists
Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems - NYU linking infrastructure professionals, public information, insights & interdisciplinary approaches to civil
infrastructure systems, education, case studies, information exchange, research, reports, environmental health &
policy post-9/11
New Urban Guild agent for traditional architectural designers & nonprofit corporation providing education "to assist
in the design and construction of traditional urbanism and architecture" | incl "Katrina Cottages" - small, temporary homes, rebuilding checklist & plans
Space Available: The Realities of Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategies [PDF]
Heywood Sanders for The Brookings Institution |
"Among urban policy analysts, politicians, and investigative journalists, there is great concern about the viability of developing new convention centers in an attempt to "prime the pump" of an urban region. For the most part, the prevailing wisdom seems to indicate that persons coming to large conventions in a city will spend millions of dollars when they are in town, and that cities will benefit greatly from such inward investment. This paper takes on much of this conventional wisdom in its 36 pages. Released in January 2005, the report finds that the overall convention marketplace continues to decline, and despite this fact, numerous localities continue a type of "arms race" in order to attract those who hold these events." - From The Scout Report
Smart City public radio talk show with experts on urban planning & development, archives, podcasts, newsletter
Sustainability at ASU Office of Sustainability Initiatives University-wide Sustainability Initiative & Global Institute of Sustainability
"research, education, solutions, and campus sustainability in areas such as urbanization, energy, water, policy and decision making, community development, earth systems, and health and well being"
SustainLane Government: Advancing State and Local
Government Sustainable Development "open-source knowledge base speeds discovery, research and networking with more than
85 best practice documents and a secure directory of participating government officials from over 190 cities, counties and states" | City Rankings, Top Ten Alternative Fueled City Fleets, Top Five US Cities for Clean Tech | Best Practice Documents in Climate Change Policy, Land Use / Planning, Economic Development, Parks / Open Space / Habitat, Energy / Energy Efficiency, Purchasing / Investing, Food / Agriculture, Sustainability Management, Forestry / Street Greening, Transportation / Fleets, Green Building / Development, Waste Management, Water / Wastewater
TrafficSTATS - Carnegie Mellon U, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety "interactive tool to query information about multiple dimensions of traffic-safety risks" | combines Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) & National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) for travel-risk calculations for combinations of transportation modes, demographic variables, other parameters
Urban Mobility Information - Texas Transportation Institute - Texas A&M -Annual Urban Mobility Report: study of mobility & traffic congestion on freeways & major streets in cities; Also includes: Strategies to address mobility problems, Study methodology
-Mobility Monitoring Program: FHWA-sponsored study that monitors mobility and reliability trends using
archived traffic operations data - includes: Summary of procedures used to analyze detailed traffic data from transportation management centers; The most recent analysis of freeway data from cities
-U.S. Dept of Transportation Report on Traffic Congestion: Aspects of the problem, plans and immediate solutions to fight traffic congestion, average traffic times, travel times peak vs. off-peak hours, economic cost of congestion, lost productivity & wasted fuel
-Other Mobility Information and Resources: "documents and web sites that provide additional guidance and resources for your mobility measurement efforts"
Urbis - Manchester, UK museum that "explores urban culture and the cities of today and tomorrow" | virtual tour, exhibitions, aspects of urban life from around the world, webcam perspectives incl Singapore, Tokyo, London