Anti-Development 7
Articles and Commentaries 11
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Community Sustainability - Sustainability, Environment, Science 51
Urban and Regional Planning - Social Sciences, Science 782
Property Rights - Issues, Society 50
Transportation - Issues, Society 186
 Building Better CommunitiesBuilding Better Communities
 Consortium of building and highway construction interests presents arguments against limiting suburban development.
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Campaign for Sensible GrowthCampaign for Sensible Growth
 Coalition of government, civic, and business leaders in northeastern Illinois. Presents information on the campaign, news, and resources.
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Campaign to Protect Rural EnglandCampaign to Protect Rural England
 National charity devoted to protecting and enhancing rural England. Encourages the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country.
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Colorado Sprawl Action CenterColorado Sprawl Action Center
 Offers resources and services for local citizen groups fighting sprawl, including a growth management toolkit and the Smart Growth Hall of Fame.
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Congress for the New UrbanismCongress for the New Urbanism
 News, information and other resources from an organization which promotes the restoration of cities and the creation of human-oriented livable communities with a sense of place.
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Environmental Protection Agency: Smart GrowthEnvironmental Protection Agency: Smart Growth
 Includes introduction and detailed information on smart growth, plus news, publications, and policies.
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Envision UtahEnvision Utah
 Public-private partnership promoting quality growth with goals in air quality, transportation options, open space preservation, housing, infrastructure, and community-friendly taxation.
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Families For Responsible DevelopmentFamilies For Responsible Development
 Citizen group in Pocatello, Idaho offers details about their mission, events, vision, supporters, and membership.
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Farmland Information CenterFarmland Information Center
 A clearinghouse for information about farmland protection and stewardship. It is a partnership between the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and American Farmland Trust.
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Friends of Midcoast MaineFriends of Midcoast Maine
 Group of 14 land trusts and advocacy groups discussing the increasing impacts of sprawl in the Midcoast Route One Corridor. News and information about issues and activities.
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The Funders' NetworkThe Funders' Network
 A resource for foundations, nonprofit organizations, and other partners working to solve the problems created by suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment.
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Greater OhioGreater Ohio
 A statewide network promoting policies that encourage redevelopment of Ohio's cities and towns and conservation of farmland and open space.
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Greenbelt AllianceGreenbelt Alliance
 Conservation organization dedicated to preserving a greenbelt of open space, farmlands, and parks around San Francisco, California.
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Grow Smart Rhode IslandGrow Smart Rhode Island
 A statewide non-profit organization that promotes sensible alternatives to suburban sprawl and urban decay.
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Growth ManagementGrowth Management
 The International Council of Shopping Centers presents local solutions that balance community needs of controlling growth with the need for creating and maintaining economically vibrant communities.
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The Manchester, NH Urban Open Space Web SiteThe Manchester, NH Urban Open Space Web Site
 Photoessays and information about urban open space problems such as excess development, urban sprawl, urban forests, urban wildlife, work of conservation commissions, and downtown improvement via American Elm restoration.
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Moving Sustainable Development from Theory to Practice in the U.S.Moving Sustainable Development from Theory to Practice in the U.S.
 A quick-study outline of sustainable development for planners and policy-makers, with extensive web references for more in-depth information on each topic. Written by Beryl Magilavy, past director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment.
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National Town Builders AssociationNational Town Builders Association
 Serves builders and developers in an effort to build traditional neighborhoods and town centers though smart growth principles.
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Preservation InstitutePreservation Institute
 Information and resources about alternatives to dehumanizing modern trends on social and environmental quality.
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Save a FarmSave a Farm
 Farmland preservation campaign centered in Northeast Ohio. Background and links.
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Save Our Land, Save Our Towns Inc.Save Our Land, Save Our Towns Inc.
 Charitable corporation promotes changes in attitudes and policies that promote suburban sprawl.
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Scenic AmericaScenic America
 Information and resources from an advocacy organization that wants to protect the scenic qualities of communities and roadways.
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Sierra Club: Stopping SprawlSierra Club: Stopping Sprawl
 The Challenge to the Sprawl Campaign works to fight poorly planned runaway development and promotes smart growth communities.
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Smart Growth AmericaSmart Growth America
 Nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow; one that protects farmland and open space, revitalizes neighborhoods, keeps housing affordable, preserves scenic and historic resources, and makes communities more livable.
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Smart Growth BCSmart Growth BC
 A non-profit society that works to limit sprawl in British Columbia. Includes case studies, examples and local news.
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Smart Growth for Tennessee Towns and CountiesSmart Growth for Tennessee Towns and Counties
 Summarizes the basic steps in a smart growth visioning and planning process, and reviews techniques that can be used at each step.
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Smart Growth NetworkSmart Growth Network
 The Smart Growth Network helps create national, regional and local coalitions to support intelligent and sustainable growth.
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Smart Growth VermontSmart Growth Vermont
 Addresses the issue of sprawl and its effect on rural life.
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Sprawl CitySprawl City
 Covers comsumption growth and population growth and their roles in urban sprawl.
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Sprawl GuideSprawl Guide
 Planners Web presents information and links dealing with urban sprawl and its consequences, including the loss of green space and the decay of older urban centers.
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Sprawl Information CenterSprawl Information Center
 Features articles, links, a specialized search engine, and a message board.
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Sprawl WatchSprawl Watch
 Clearinghouse with news, information and resource links about land-use, community planning and preservation.
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Sprawl-BustersSprawl-Busters
 One of the most comprehensive and earliest sites to target sprawl, by Al Norman, "anti-sprawl guru" and consultant. Arguments and statistics to support campaigns against sprawl developments. Reading list, news, list of towns that have defeated mega-retail proposals.
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Wikipedia: Urban SprawlWikipedia: Urban Sprawl
 Publicly-editable encyclopedia entry supplies examples and arguments for and against sprawl.
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