Jennifer Doty
Planning Librarian
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Active Living by Design
A program to establish and evaluate innovative approaches to increase physical activity through community design and public policies, at the UNC School of Public Health.

Community Development Society (CDS)
Support for professionals building strong communities.

Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)
An organization promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl.

Culture of Cities Project
Research in the shared experience of cities through studies of Montreal, Dublin, Toronto and Berlin.

Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy
A "think and do tank" at Northeastern University in Boston.

Economic Policy Institute
A nonprofit Washington D.C. think tank created to broaden the discussion about economic policy to include the interests of low- and middle-income workers.

EElink
Resources for educators and professionals from the North American Association for Environmental Education.

Heartland Center For Leadership Development
Citizen leadership and community planning.

Institute for Community Economics
A national community development organization.

Institute for Local Self-Reliance
An orgnaization promoting sustainable communities through several programs and publications.

Institute for Policy Research
Research in urban policy, communities, labor markets and more at Northwestern University.

LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation)
Grants, loans and investments in local community development corporations.

Local Government Commission
A nonprofit organization working to build livable communities.

The Mayors' Institute on City Design
A program dedicated to improving the design and livability of America's cities through the efforts of elected officials.

National Building Museum
The national museum of architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning, located in Washington, D.C.

National Charrette Institute (NCI)
A nonprofit educational institution that helps communities achieve healthy transformation through collaborative planning processes.

National Multi Housing Council
An association representing apartment firms which researches and promotes apartment living.

Pratt Center for Community Development
A university-based advocacy planning organization which assists low- and moderate-income communities.

Project for Public Spaces
A nonprofit founded in 1975 to continue the work of William Whyte and assist communities in placemaking. Tools, information on conferences, and even readers' favorite public spaces are featured on the site.

Reconnecting America/Center for Transit-Oriented Development
A national organization formed to link transportation networks and the communities they serve.

The Seaside Institute
A forum for the exchange of innivative ideas on the design of communities.

Smart Growth America
A coalition of nearly 100 advocacy organizations that deal with smart growth and sustainability.

Urban Institute (Washington DC)
An economic and social policy research organization.

Urban Land Institute (ULI)
A land use and real estate development research and education organization.

Woodstock Institute
Promotes community reinvestment and economic development in low-income and minority communities.

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
Draws together Australian researchers, policy-makers, industries and communities.

Australian Institute of Urban Studies
An independent not-for-profit organisation concerned with all aspects of urban affairs.

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
Improving people's lives through better buildings, spaces, and places.

Community Research & Development Information Service (CORDIS)
EU Research Programmes and Activities.

European Environment Agency
Environmental information for EU decision makers.

Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University, Sweden
Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University, Sweden.

The Peabody Trust
Working to provide affordable housing and sustainable communities in the regeneration of London.

The Prague Institute for Global Urban Development
Tackling the major issues of urban development around the world.

U.K. Environment Agency
The leading public body responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.

U.N. Development Programme
The United Nations agency for human and country development.

Urbanicity
A partnership initiative with UN Habitat Best Practices and Local Leadership to assist communication in local government and urban development.