The December 2008 issue of Getting Smart! is now available for all Smart Growth Network members in the Members Section. This edition of Getting Smart! focuses on community development, sustainable communities, and smart growth practices and policies in the context of the economic downturn, which is taking its toll on communities even as a new presidential administration is rolling out ideas for economic recovery and environmental sustainability.
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In Energy Benefits of Urban Infill Developments, a report from the Northeast-Midwest Institute, sustainable urban redevelopment is shown to be a potential major source of greenhouse gas reduction
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 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: 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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New! Getting to Smart Growth II is now available in Spanish. Click here to download.
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.
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Spanish version now available.
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