Educational Resources

I.  Curriculum

• The Web Book of Regional Science, REgional Research Institute, West Virginia University: Key Concepts in Sustainable Development by Grunkemeyer and Moss (copyright belongs with RRI)

                http://www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Grunkemeyer-Moss/contents.htm

• Sustainable Comp Planning goes beyond traditional comp planning in the following ways:
• It is based on an inclusionary, shared community vision
• It thinks long-term to future generations
• It balances and interconnects the social, environmental and economic sectors of the community
• It uses multi-dimensional indicators to measure success

               Characteristics of a Sustainable Comp Plan

• Sustainable Communities In-Service

II.  Conference/Community Presentations

PowerPoint Presentations

• Toledo Local Government Leadership Academy: Building Sustainable Communities
• NACDEP Conference: Go Big Network
• Extension Tourism Conference: Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Tourism Planning Through First Impressions
• Community Development Institute East: Trends and Issues in Community Development: Building Sustainable Communities
• NACDEP Conference: Creating Sustainable Communities: Process, Tools and Techniques
• Emerging Issues Along Urban-Rural Interfaces Conference: Regional Convergence Toward Sustainability in Northeastern Ohio
• International Conference on Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment, Glasgow, Scotland:Using Resident Formulated Multi-Dimensional Indicators to Assess Urban Communities' Progress Toward Meeting Sustainability Goals
• Ohio Township Association Leadership Academy: Building Sustainable Communities

Papers

• OSU Knowledge Economy Conference: Building Capacity to enter the Knowledge Economy by Creating Entrepreneur Friendly Communities
• International Conference on Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment, Glasgow, Scotland: Using Resident Formulated Multi-Dimensional Indicators to Assess Urban Communities' Progress Toward Meeting Sustainability Goals

Posters

• Using Practical Tools & Techniques to Create Sustainable Communities

Factsheets

• Ohioline

Microsoft PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer 2007 is needed to view presentations. The viewer can be downloaded for free from Microsoft.

III.  Sustainable Communities In-Service

The following steps can be used in a community to facilitate a sustainable community building process. These steps and process are designed as a general guide and can be modified as needed to address the unique needs of a particular community or situation.

Follow this link to Sustainable Communities In-service