Urban & Community Development

Agencies and Organizations

• Center for Livable Communities
• Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation
• National Trust Main Street Center
• Neighbors Building Neighborhoods
• Partners for Livable Communities

Publications

• Analysis of Initiatives and Best Practices for Regional Green Infrastructure Visioning and Policy Setting
• Building Viable Communities: The Interrelationship Between Planners and Economic Developers
• Community Culture and the Environment: A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place
• Historic Neighborhood Schools in the Age of Sprawl: Why Johnny Can't Walk to School
• Linking Brownfields Redevelopment and Greenfield Protection for Sustainable Development
• Revitalizing Michigan's Central Cities: A Vision and Framework for Action
• Status of Michigan Cities: An Index of Urban Well-Being

White Papers

• Funder's Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
  • Aging and Smart Growth: Building Aging-Sensitive Communities
    
  • Children, Youth and Families and Smart Growth: Building Family Friendly Communities
    
  • Civic Participation and Smart Growth: Transforming Sprawl into a Broader Sense of Citizenship
  • Education and Smart Growth: Reversing School Sprawl for Better Schools and Communities
• MSU Faculty Perspectives
  • Are We Supporting Sprawl Through Aid to High-Growth Communities?
  • Community Vitality and Security
  • Public-Private Partnerships for Inner-City Redevelopment
  • There's Gold in those Brownfields...Maybe
• Urban Initiatives Relative to Land Use Planning*