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Carfree Cities - the web site that goes with the book. Carfree Cities proposes a delightful solution to the vexing problem of urban automobiles. Author J.H. Crawford's home page, with links to carfree cities, energy, and peace initiatives. ITDP Institute for Transportation & Development Policy World Carfree Network , the hub of the global carfree movement. James Howard Kunstler has a site about his writing and speaking, mainly on the New Urbanism. International Making Cities Livable seeks to strengthen community by creating viable public places for social life in our cities will reduce anonymity, and increase grassroots democracy by returning to compact, mixed use cities based on walking, cycling, and public transport. Detour Publications is a non-profit, on-line bookstore offering many titles on sustainable passenger and freight transport, urban planning, "smart growth," and climate change. Alternatives Journal offers environmental thought, policy, and action embracing current events and timeless issues. Cyburbia: The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center contains a comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism and other topics related to the built environment. Cyburbia also contains information about architecture and planning related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas. The Coalition for Alternative Transportation works to improve mobility. A to B Magazine is dedicated to demonstrating alternatives to the car - primarily electric bicycles, public transport-friendly folding bikes and bike carraige by rail, bus and air. EcoPlan International is an independent consulting and advisory group working with business and governments on projects, plans, and problems which are marked by rapid technological or environmental change. Founded in 1967, the work of the group is interdisciplinary and international. Assignments are more oriented to decision support than research per se. Also includes The Commons, a collaborative international undertaking created in 1994 by Eric Britton and his colleagues at EcoPlan. Worldwatch Institute is a nonprofit public policy research organization dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems. Are We Running Out of Oil? L.B. Magoon The David Suzuki Foundation is one of Canada's leading environmental organizations and pays particular attention to global warming and climate change issues. Car-Free Housing in European Cities A Survey of Sustainable Residential Development Projects, by Jan Scheurer RUDI - Resource for Urban Design Information. Village Forum focuses on how we design and build our habitat. The 20th Century car-based suburb not only failed to deliver on its promises, but has created huge social, cultural, economic and environmental problems. Association for the Study of Peak Oil in English "Expansion Induces Traffic" , a page at the Sierra Club about induced traffic. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions . Sustainable development is the achievement of continued economic and social development without detriment to the environment and natural resources. The quality of future human activity and development is increasingly seen as being dependent on maintaining this balance. "Urban Ecology, Innovations in Housing Policy and the Future of Cities: Towards Sustainability in Neighbourhood Communities." Jan Scheurer's PhD Thesis. America's Autos On Welfare Summary of Subsidies How to Build a Village by Claude Lewenz Trees and Vegetation in the Architecture and Planning of High-Density City-Centers Culture Change Committee Against Oil Exploration Ivan Illich: Energy and Equity full text on line. Arcosanti: is an urban laboratory in Arizona and a prototype Arcology (architecture for ecology) founded by Paolo Soleri in 1970. Workshoppers and apprentices learn by doing, while constructing Arcosanti. The Urban Renaissance Institute is dedicated to helping cities and their regions flourish by removing the many impediments to their proper functioning. Surface Transportation Policy Project ("Transact") works to promote a "diversified transportation system." They also publish the Mean Streets report annually. Methane Madness: A Natural Gas Primer A fairly short, really excellent explanation of the current US natural gas crisis. Essential reading. Earth Policy Institute is dedicated to providing a vision of what an environmentally sustainable economy. The End of Cheap Oil by Colin J. Campbell and Jean H. Laherrère. 350.org advocates meaningful climate protection The Climate Ark is a climate change search space dedicated to promoting public policy that addresses global climate change through reductions in carbon and other emissions, energy conservation, alternative energy sources and ending deforestation. Driven to Spend - a report on the costs of sprawl "Sprawl: The Growing Pains of Suburban America" at Policy.com Bicycle Transportation Alliance promotes bicycling for safer streets, cleaner air, and energy independence. Environmental Building News is a leading international publication on environmentally sustainable design and construction. The site includes news, feature articles, and many green building product reviews. Citizens for Better Transit (Edmonton)is dedicated to public education and advocacy about the social, environmental and economic benefits possible from investments in public transportation. "Methadone for Road Hogs" Richard Risemberg in the New Colonist on Zero Emission Vehilces... and why they don't help. WBB Trust works for a better Bangladesh Platform Binnenstad Autovrij is working to make the center of Amsterdam a car-free paradise. Although the residents of the inner city have supported this move, the city government has done little to implement the necessary changes, despite its adoption of policies to significantly reduce automobile traffic. English-language summaries are available. Sustainable Urban Transport Project aims to help cities meet this challenge and achieve their sustainable transport goals, through the dissemination of information about international experience and targeted work with particular cities. Richard Register on electric cars. he New Mobility Agenda from Ecoplan Swede Track makes innovative proposals for automated overhead people movers. Energy Farms for energy independence Walk21 exists to champion the development of healthy sustainable and efficient communities where people choose to walk Dancing Rabbit is an ecovillage in northeast Missouri committed to creating a sustainable village of 500-1000 people. A vehicle co-op is used instead of private cars. On the Road to Sustainability Transport and Carfree Living in Freiburg (PDF) Ulrich Nehls - Musik, Autos, Verkehr und Öl Parry People Movers is developing innovative wireless light-rail vehicles Auto-Free Ottawa is trying to tame the urban automobile in Ottawa, Ontario (the capital of Canada). Eddyburg is the site of Edoardo Salzano, former mayor of Venice. In Italian, with many links. Auto Free New York works to improve transit, cut car use, and remake streets for people. Michigan Land Use Institute published an article on government support for sprawl, which was by no means the inevitable consequence of rising personal incomes. Energy Information Agency presents the party on energy resources; interesting but possibly not reliable.. EcoIQ offers resources for planning the built environment, natural resource conservation and protection, and building sustainable communities. The Center for a New American Dream Helping individuals and institutions change the way they consume to seeks to protect the environment and enhance quality of life for all. Simmons & Company International is an investment bank specializing in oil. Their site provides extensive data on the oil industry. Velo Mondial is a global bike site that includes the Amsterdam Declaration on the rights of cyclists. Alliance for a Paving Moratorium demonstrates alternatives to sprawl and petroleum dependence while fighting new road construction. Urban Ecology Australia is a non profit community group which advocates the building of ecological cities. EnviroWindows Environmental Information for Businesses and Local Authorities Auto-Free Orange County is an Orange County, California volunteer organization helping people develop less car-dependent lifestyles and more pedestrian-friendly communities. The Thunderhead Alliance is a coalition of state and local bicycle advocacy groups. The Political Economy of Terror oil shortages and violence in Saudi Arabia The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development has been written by the Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Progam. The Greenway is working to provide a safe, clean, aesthetic, and enjoyable place for people of all ages to ride a bicycle all year round. The Urban Environmental Management Research Initiative (UEMRI) website is published by a group of urban planning researchers from around the world. It looks at urban areas as the intersection of natural, built, and socio-economic environments, and relates this to the global environment. Earth Day Energy Fast : Take action right now - begin an energy fast! Eco-Portal is a search engine devoted to ecological topics. World Carshare Consortium was set up under The Commons in early 1998 as a free, cooperative international information sharing and communications program in support of carsharing projects worldwide. And when cheap oil runs out... Enter the age of conservation San Francisco Chronicle 6 May 2001 World Environment is an environmental portal. EcoTopia USA is dedicated to a sustainable future. EcoWorld offers environmental information in seven different categories: air, water, earth, plants, animals and people covering key global environmental issues, species/ecosystem profiles, and projects pertaining to each earth category. Northwest Environment Watch s a non-profit organization that aims to foster a sustainable economy and way of life in the Pacific Northwest. Velomobile information National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education and the Environmental Finance Center Energie-Cités The Association of European local authorities promoting a local sustainable energy policy. Information for Action is a volunteer project to make environmental information more widely available. Human Hub is Europe's portal for sustainable mobility and smart growth. New Urban Home The New Urban Home is a sustainable, fleible, and creative solution to individualized contemporary living. The Participatory City Innovations in the European Union (including a brief history of the carfree movement) Projects International is working to integrate Education for Sustainability into English language classrooms around the world. Main Street Pedicab is a builder of modern pedicabs. Care2.com is believed to be the world's largest environmental portal. Levego is Hungary's Clean Air Action Group Holigent.org Synergistic Transformation Institute Car Wars : The US Economy Needs Oil Like a Junkie Needs Heroin - And Iraq Will Supply Its Next Fix . "Our Quality of Life Peaked in 1974 : It's All Downhill Now: We will pay the price for believing the world has infinite resources," by George Monbiot. Gumption.org proposes that motorists pledge to donate a 50 cent gas "tax" for every gallon of gasoline they purchase, then vote on which relevant organizations should get the money.. Oil Peaks has information on peak oil and responses to it Suggest additions to this list of sources. |
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