Building Better Communities 
Consortium of building and highway construction interests presents arguments against limiting suburban development.
http://www.qualitygrowth.org/
Campaign for Sensible Growth 
Coalition of government, civic, and business leaders in northeastern Illinois. Presents information on the campaign, news, and resources.
http://www.growingsensibly.org/
Campaign 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.
http://www.cpre.org.uk/
Colorado 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.
http://www.sprawlaction.org/
Congress 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.
http://www.cnu.org/
E Design 
Archive of resources about design and activities that encourage livable, sustainable communities. From the Florida Design Initiative.
http://sustainable.state.fl.us/fdi/edesign/
EcoCity Cleveland 
A nonprofit organization that promotes ecological design, smart growth, and transportation choices in northeastern Ohio.
http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/
Envision Utah 
Public-private partnership promoting quality growth with goals in air quality, transportation options, open space preservation, housing, infrastructure, and community-friendly taxation.
http://www.envisionutah.org/
Friends 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.
http://www.friendsmidcoast.org/
Greater Ohio 
A statewide network promoting policies that encourage redevelopment of Ohio's cities and towns and conservation of farmland and open space.
http://www.greaterohio.org/
Greenbelt Alliance 
Conservation organization dedicated to preserving a greenbelt of open space, farmlands, and parks around San Francisco, California.
http://www.greenbelt.org/
Grow Smart Rhode Island 
A statewide non-profit organization that promotes sensible alternatives to suburban sprawl and urban decay.
http://www.growsmartri.com/
Growth 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.
http://www.growthmanagement-icsc.org/
Growth Management Institute 
Nonprofit encouraging effective and equitable management of urban growth and change.
http://www.gmionline.org/
Growth Management Leadership Alliance 
A network of American and Canadian leaders from state, provincial and regional organizations involved in smart growth initiatives.
http://www.gmla.org/
International Bulldozer Blockade 
A small assortment of readings for people who are concerned about the negative effects of development on their communities.
http://www.norfolk-county.com/users/claytons/
Knox Citizens for Smart Growth 
Volunteer organization supporting smart growth initiatives and opposing suburban sprawl in Knox County, Ohio.
http://www.knoxsmartgrowth.org/
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.
http://www.sustainable-city.org/document/primer/index.html
National Town Builders Association 
Serves builders and developers in an effort to build traditional neighborhoods and town centers though smart growth principles.
http://www.ntba.net/
Preservation Institute 
Information and resources about alternatives to dehumanizing modern trends on social and environmental quality.
http://www.preservenet.com/
Scenic America 
Information and resources from an advocacy organization that wants to protect the scenic qualities of communities and roadways.
http://www.scenic.org/
Sierra Club: Stopping Sprawl 
The Challenge to the Sprawl Campaign works to fight poorly planned runaway development and promotes smart growth communities.
http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/
Smart 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.
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.com/
Smart Growth BC 
A non-profit society that works to limit sprawl in British Columbia. Includes case studies, examples and local news.
http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca/
Smart Growth Network 
The Smart Growth Network helps create national, regional and local coalitions to support intelligent and sustainable growth.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/
SmartGrowthInfo.com 
Definitions, links, and information about plans for Bloomington, Indiana.
http://www.smartgrowthinfo.com/
SolutionsNotSprawl.org 
Home of the Citizens Alliance for Responsible Transportation, an anti-sprawl advocacy group in the Washington, D.C. area.
http://www.solutionsnotsprawl.org/
Sprawl Brawl 
Skeptical commentaries and analysis about sprawl and growth planning from Reason, a libertarian journal.
http://www.reason.com/bisprawl.html
Sprawl City 
Covers comsumption growth and population growth and their roles in urban sprawl.
http://www.sprawlcity.org/
Sprawl 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.
http://www.plannersweb.com/sprawl/sprawlguide.html
Sprawl Information Center 
Features articles, links, a specialized search engine, and a message board.
http://www.progress.org/sprawl/
Sprawl Kills 
Joel S. Hirschhorn's site includes commentary, news, book excerpts, consulting, and a newsletter.
http://www.sprawlkills.com/
Sprawl Watch 
Clearinghouse with news, information and resource links about land-use, community planning and preservation.
http://www.sprawlwatch.org/
Sprawl-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 m
http://www.sprawl-busters.com
The Funders' Network 
A resource for foundations, nonprofit organizations, and other partners working to solve the problems created by suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment.
http://www.fundersnetwork.org/
The 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.
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/env/
Wikipedia: Urban Sprawl 
Publicly-editable encyclopedia entry supplies examples and arguments for and against sprawl.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_sprawl
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