Louisiana
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Homepage
for an effort to make southeast Louisiana one of the top 10 places
to live, has information on the ongoing efforts as well as documents
and contact information |
department
of economic development |
The
clearinghouse information section lists economic indicators for various
categories such as employment, retail sales, and parish summaries |
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Louisiana
Department of Education, links to school report cards and accountability
reports, also has comparison data and other school performance scores
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Louisiana
Office of Public Health web site, allows you to pick a parish and
view the parish profile with information such as education, health
status, the environment, etc. |
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Louisiana
Department of Labor, has labor market information along with publications,
reports, monthly employment statistics, consumer confidence index
etc. |
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Louisiana
Occupational Information System provided by the Louisiana Department
of Labor, has national, state, and parish labor statistics |
Government
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United
States Census Bureau Censtats Databases |
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From
the NOAA Coastal Services Center, how coastal communities can achieve
sustainable development, provides tools and information |
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Green
communities assistance kit from the Environmental Protection Agency,
a guide for planning and implementing sustainable actions. |
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Government
site for sustainable development indicators an interagency working
group on sustainable development indicators. |
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The
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development, a project of the
U.S. Department of Energy |
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A
list that offers a path for communities to follow in their efforts
to promote local level sustainability |
National
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The
American Planning Association, a non-profit public interest and research
organization committed to urban, suburban, and regional planning;
information about planning and workshops is provided |
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The
Citizens Guide to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, an
introduction to the World Summit, preparations for the Summit, issues
of the World Summit, and a national report card on sustainable development
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An
environmental sustainability kit from the Environmental Defense Organization,
offers links to pdf resources that they have compiled |
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The
Education for Sustainable Development toolkit, emphasizes the importance
of education in promoting sustainable development, provides exercises,
a case study, challenges and barriers etc |
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The
Sustainable Farming Connection, intended for farmer to use to find
and share information, has information on sustainable farming as well
as links to other groups around the nation |
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The
Institute for Southern studies web site, an organization that engages
in research, education, and action for a progressive south; has news,
publications, and tips for developing your own research process |
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The
Institute for Conservation Leadership, a group that helps leaders
through training and education to strengthen their group, also makes
connections between groups with similar goals |
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Links
to statistical resources on the web. |
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The
Local Government Commission, a non-profit organization working to
build livable communities, discusses economic development principles
and smart growth along with principles for building prosperous and
livable communities; also has links to case studies, articles, and
other information |
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Local
codes, ordinances, etc. related to sustainability, compiled by The
Joint Center for Sustainable Communities |
 
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General
introduction to the concept of sustainable development, including
definitions, characteristics, and critical actions that must be taken
to ensure a good quality of life for people around the world |
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Smart
Growth Network that provides a forum for tool development, education
etc |
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The
Sustainable Communities Network, provides resources for communities
to help create sustainability |
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Group
that works with state and local communities to develop indicators
for sustainable development, has some free resources for developing
indicators etc |
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Sustainable USA Network, has news and information on sustainability,
as well as a calendar of events |
International
 
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The
Earth Network for Sustainable Development, provides information on
sustainable development, national councils for sustainable development,
as well as information on environmental conflict resolution |
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International
Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, an attempt to address
both the trade and sustainable development communities, associated
with the World Trade Organization, has some publications |
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The
International Institute for Sustainable Development, provides information
on business and sustainable development, indicators, trade and investment,
economic policy and much more |
| http://www.arch.hku.hk/teaching/sbe/sbe-assignment03.pdf | A
community sustainability checklist offered to gauge a community’s
sustainability |
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National
Councils for Sustainable Development, information on what NCSDs are,
NCSD news, how you can support them, and contact information for around
the world |
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Sustainable Development International, deals with global issues, industry
news, as well as news and information on a variety of topics such
as forests, energy and climate change, also puts out a newsletter
and journal |
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that has been developed for public servants, academics, and individuals
in developing countries, has links to additional sites on the World
Wide Web including sites to find data in various categories sponsored
by the United Nations and the World Bank |
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United
Nations sustainable development homepage, information on agenda 21,
sustainable development by country/nation, major groups etc. |
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development, contains case
studies, current projects and other resources that the group is developing
to further the cause of sustainable development |
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Development
education program from the World Bank, education tools for teaching
and learning about sustainable development for “bringing sustainable
development into the classroom” |
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Sustainable
Development Information Service from the World Resources Institute,
has country level data, maps, indicators, strategies and Powerpoint
slideshows available for different regions of the world |