WWW Virtual Library: Sustainable Development
- A list of internet sites dealing with sustainable development, including organisations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases.
Best Practices in Sustainable Development - Searchable database cataloging over 650 good and best practices from more than 90 countries on how people, their communities, the public and private sectors have been able to tackle critical social, economic and environmental problems.
Bicycle Fixation - Web magazine and forum dedicated to discussions of sustainable living practices in human communities, with emphases on transportation, urban design, environmental and economic justice, community, and energy efficiency. Topics include Bike People, Suburbia Project, and Sustainability.
Center for Ecoliteracy - Works with schools and networks on education for sustainable living.
CodeGreen USA - Nonprofit organization based in Florida assisting counties, cities and towns to develop sustainable land use plans, zoning and land development codes. Offers "Green Audits".
Community Action Network - Works towards sustainable social, health, educational, and economic outcomes through engaging the community in a planning and implementation process that coordinates public, private, and individual actions and resources. Includes issue information, legislative agenda, reports, and calendar of events.
Context Institute - Explores how human society can become sustainable, and serves as a catalyst for voluntary change toward a more humane and sustainable culture.
Die-Off - Hundreds of articles by Jay Hanson and others citing statistics to show that human energy use will result in human extinction. With historical quotes, explanatory charts and graphs, and links.
Ecocomposite - Homepage of Prof. David Bainbridge. Information and articles about agroforestry, sustainable building, and environmental restoration. Also, technical consulting services. List of natural fibers. Technology and materials descriptions.
The E.F Schumacher Society and Library - Organization promoting social and environmental sustainability through decentralism. Information on philosophies, projects and lectures; community-oriented economies, local currencies, community land trusts, and similar measures.
European Partners for the Environment (EPE) - Network of European organizations, companies, trade unions and related groups working on sustainable development. Site has extensive resources on links on sustainability at all scales. Special topics include green purchasing, sustainable tourism, and Europe-specific environmental sourcebooks.
Favorite Destinations of Liberty Graphics - Links to online resources for sustainable agriculture, ecology, wildlife, organic farming, and other environmentally concerned companies.
Forum on Science and Technology for Sustainability - Facilitates information exchange including key documents, events, web sites, ideas, and discussions within the emerging field of sustainability science.
Green Alliance - A UK organisation that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that the environment is at the heart of decision-making.
GreenBizJapan - Offers a place where global green companies and investors can meet Japanese green and clean technological innovations and business opportunities.
Greening Australia - Diverse information about sustainable agriculture, native ecosystems, and issues. Site offers different territory specific sections.
IISDnet - International Institute for Sustainable Development. Focus is on sustainability at the global, regional, and community scales.
Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR) - The ILSR is a nonprofit research and educational organization that provides technical assistance and information on environmentally sound economic development strategies.
Institute for Sustainable Development - At Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses and scientific research programs.
The Knossus Project - US based research and development firm that promotes integrated sustainable systems.
Novatlantis: ETH - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich initiatives for sustainability, energy, ecology and economy. Includes information about current projects and upcoming events. English/French/German.
Paperless Office Review - Reviews and researches technologies that can help businesses go green.
Pee Dee Resource Conservation and Development Center - Purpose is to promote conservation and sustainable rural development. Includes archived newsletters council members, events calendar, historic markers, and educational articles. Located in South Carolina.
Redefining Progress - Nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that develops policies and tools that shift the economy and public policy towards sustainability. Includes how to help, news, and a list of projects and programs.
Resource Innovations - Assists communities, business and government to enhance the economy and environment by developing strategies to decouple economic growth, job creation and community development from environmental impacts.
Second Nature: Education for Sustainability - Nonprofit organization working to help colleges and universities expand their efforts to make environmentally sustainable and just action a foundation of learning and practice. Organization information and resources for promoting sustainability.
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) - Independent, international research institute specialising in sustainable development and environment issues at local, national, regional and global policy levels. Aims to clarify the requirements, strategies and policies for a transition to sustainability. These goals are linked to the principles advocated in Agenda 21 and the Conventions such as Climate Change, Ozone Layer Protection and Biological Diversity.
Sustain Magazine - Website about sustainable development in the construction, engineering, planning and property sectors. Searchable listings of sustainability events, searchable index, and sample articles. Focus is on the UK.
Sustainability - US EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency programs, research and activities related to Urban Sustainability; Water and Ecosystem Services; Energy, Biofuels and Climate Change; and Materials Management and Human Health.
Sustainability Institute - A "think-do tank" dedicated to sustainable resource use, economics, and community. Providing information, analysis, and practical demonstrations that can foster transitions to sustainable systems at all levels of society, from local to global. Limited information on website.
Sustainability Web Ring - The webring focuses on the efforts of organizations to achieve sustainable development.
Sustainable Architecture Building and Culture - A unique compendium of links for those interested in sustainable design and building. A good start, when moving toward making life easier on the earth.
Sustainable Development Department - of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), providing multilateral financial assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean. Provides technical advice to Bank project teams, and creates and disseminates knowledge on sustainable development issues with three divisions: Social Development; Environment and Natural Resources; and Infrastructure and Financial Markets.
Sustainable Enterprises - Ideas and solutions for sustainable living, businesses and communities.
Sustainable Systems - New Zealand organization offering workshops, consultancy, and other education, training and support, to further the particular goals of a business or organization while advancing a sustainable environment.
5th World Network for Sustainable Development - Networking and education for individuals and communities interested in sustainable development, permaculture design, and bioregional resource protection.
Towards Sustainability - UK site with links and resources for sustainable development initiatives.
WWW Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development - Sustainability information for use at all levels, from that of senior decision makers at the national and international levels to the grass-roots and individual levels.
Durabilis - An ecodesign methodology for product life-cycle assessment and design.
Eco-Efficiency and Cleaner Production - Lengthy paper for United Nations Committee on Sustainable Development on cleaner production and energy efficiency.
ECO-it - Design for Environment software. Based on the Eco-indicator method, ECO-it helps designers to screen products for environmental improvements by allowing you to model a complex product and its life cycle in a few minutes.
Economic Input Output Life Cycle Assessment - The Green Design Institute at Carnegie Mellon University maintains the EIO-LCA project, showing the economic and environmental effects of producing 500 commodities sorted by industry group and sector. Results include pollutants, greenhouse gases, toxic chemicals, and employment.
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Goods and Services: An Input-Output Approach - Guide from RFF Press on using EIO-LCA methods, companion to the free online database from Carnegie Mellon University. Intended for regulators as well as companies looking to improve the environmental profile of their products and processes. [PDF]
IndEco Strategic Consulting Inc. - Industrial Ecology Strategic Consulting is a team of professionals offering consulting services in industrial ecology and strategic planning.
Indigo Publications - Creating systems solutions for sustainable development through industrial ecology information and publications.
Industrial Revolution 2 - Blog providing industrial ecology news and articles on sustainable technologies.
Industrial-Ecology Discussion List - Mail list for students, scholars and others. Topics include eco-industrial parks, sustainable production and consumption, and other aspects of environment and economy.
The International Society for Industrial Ecology - The mission of the ISIE is to promote the use of industrial ecology in research,education, policy, community development, and industrial practices. In order to accomplish this mission, ISIE seeks to build a community of interest, support cumulative learning, produce quality research, and promote social change.
Journal of Industrial Ecology - Yale University website for this journal includes calls for papers and archives tables of contents.
Journal of Industrial Ecology - MIT Press website for international quarterly journal addressing material and energy flows; dematerialization and decarbonization; life-cycle planning, design and assessment; extended producer responsibility ("product stewardship"); eco-industrial parks; product-oriented environmental policy; and eco-efficiency.
Kalundborg Symbiosis Institute - For the past 25 years some of Kalundborg's largest companies and the five cooperating municipalities of the Kalundborg Region have developed a new and revolutionary concept for industrial growth on environmental terms: The Industrial Symbiosis.
Non-Ferrous Metals and their Contribution to Sustainable Development - Reports, online forums, information about workshops and events, and other resources related to metals recycling and environmental aspects of mining and production of metals including copper, zinc, nickel, and lead.
Renewable Cogen Asia - Provider of sustainable energy and environmental solutions in a socially responsible and cost-effective way. Gives examples of renewable projects undertaken in various countries in Asia, Africa and Europe.
Russian-Norwegian Cleaner Production Center - An organization promoting environmental management systems, ISO 14000, ecological management, ecological audits, financial engineering, and training.
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