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HIGHLIGHTS
Land Conservation Land Conservation is the theme of this edition of On Common Ground from the National Association of Realtors®, with articles on why providing and preserving open lands are vital to the health of communities and the environment.
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Chicago Sustainable Energy Guide Center for Neighborhood Technology recently helped to co-author Chicago's Guide to Completing an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy, a guide that will help cities and counties to develop a long-term and sustainable energy efficiency and conservation plan.
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This Is Smart Growth This Is Smart Growth is a full-color booklet describes how, when done well, development can help create more economic opportunities, build great places where people want to live and visit, preserve the qualities people love about their communities, and protect environmental resources.
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Getting to Smart Growth II Getting to Smart Growth II: 100 More
Policies for Implementation
provides states and communities with policy options that can be mixed and matched to fit local circumstances, visions, and values. Free. Available online or in print.
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Getting to Smart Growth II is also available in Spanish. Click here to download.
 
Getting to Smart Growth Getting to Smart Growth: 100 Policies for Implementation is back in print! This primer from the Smart Growth Network and International City/County Management Association (ICMA) serves as a roadmap for states and communities that have recognized the need for smart growth, but are unclear on how to achieve it. Spanish version also available.
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New! Getting to Smart Growth has been adapted for Puerto Rico.
 
For the Greener Good: Public Lecture Series
Environmental Public Health Tracking
Low Carbon Urbanism Campaign
Supporting Healthy Communities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009
 



7/2/2009: Land Conservation: Trends, Techniques and Opportunities

7/7/2009: Green Building Conference

7/8/2009: No Better Time: Promising Opportunities in Deliberative Democracy for Educators and Practitioners

 
DC Green Roof Subsidy Program

LISC Wins Funding from AmeriCorps

EPA Announces Funding for Baltimore Brownfields Assessments

USDA ARRA Watershed Funding -- 2009

National Organic Program Assistance

Chesapeake Bay Trust Mini-Grants: Summer 2009 Deadlines

2009 Sustainable Vision Grants from NCIIA

Environmental Justice Small Grants Awards

Non-Profit Organization and Public Agency Funding for Historic Preservation

Brownfields Tax Incentive

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National Building Museum Sustainability Awards -- 2009

CNU Charter Awards 2009 Honorees

AIA Connecticut Design Awards

Schools as Centers of Communities: 2009 Richard Riley Award Nominations

Land Trust Alliance Awards Program -- 2009 Nominations

Green County Competitions

The Sophie Prize for Sustainable Development

Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging Awards Nominations

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