“AEC InfoCenter is an online architecture, engineering, construction and home building business center.” The site provides excellent information about related products, services, software, affiliated agencies and associations, businesses, classifieds, event listings, energy efficient building websites, newsgroups and publications.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Related pages: Canada, Canada, Ontario, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable
This site is home of this non-profit agency that facilitates housing programs for people living with HIV disease and AIDS, primarily in Massachusetts. Information provided includes newsletters, advocacy information, employment opportunities, and recent projects and programs.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Special Interest / Minority, Design / Architectural, Hospice / Healthcare
“The Office of Housing provides Comprehensive Housing Counseling Services for all citizens of Albermarle County, and Financial Rental Assistance for low and moderate income residents.” Information on this site includes their programs, services, contact information, and information about related local agencies.
Rating: Informative
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Virginia, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy
Alliance for National Renewal
http://www.ncl.org/anr/
A website provided by a network of people and organizations who want to better their communities, this page includes resources for community organizers, planners, and those interested in healthcare, economic development, community policing and education. Links to a huge listing of partner organizations are included.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Colorado, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Neighborhood / Community
A part of the primary Alpha One site, this page provides technical assistance regarding design and construction requirements of the 1988 Fair Housing Act. Restrictions are made on certain residential dwellings, and the site is geared toward those involved in the design and construction process: architects, builders, contractors, developers, and site planners.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Portland, Maine, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Maine, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy
“The national American Housing Survey, conducted every 2 years by the Bureau of Census for HUD, provides detailed data on housing costs, home financing, household equipment, housing and neighborhood conditions, and the households that occupy them. Data are based on a sample of 55,000 housing units and are reported by region and nationally.” This data, along with prior surveys are available to download.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Special Interest / Minority, Neighborhood / Community
American Planning Association Policy Guide on Community Residences
http://www.planning.org/govt/commres.htm
This page identifies and defines APA’s resolution about community residences for people with disabilities, stating that they are residential uses that should be rightfully allowed in all zoning districts where other residences are permitted uses. Other issues related to community residences are also discussed.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Illinois, National, Index / Periodical, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare
American Planning Association Policy Guide to Manufactured Homes
http://www.planning.org/govt/manhome.htm
This page identifies and defines APA’s resolution about manufactured homes as reasonable, cost effective means of shelter, and discusses cost effective standards, design standards, and administrative procedures for manufactured homes in local zoning ordinances and regulations.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Illinois, National, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Neighborhood / Community, Manufactured
American Prospect: A Journal for the Liberal Imagination
http://epn.org/prospect.html
The site for this online journal includes articles about economics and economic policy, society and social policy (community development, housing, crime, education, race, welfare, poverty, etc), culture and society, and other topics. Also included is contact and subscription information, and archives to past issues.
Rating: Informative
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, National, Index / Periodical, Legal / Policy
This site provides information to government and private organizations wishing to develop policy and programs in urban and housing research. Details are also included about housing policy and development, a variety of resources dealing with research, education, communication. It includes a nice array of links to related sites worldwide, as well.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Related pages:Australia, Australia, Victoria, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted
Avery Friedman’s Fair Housing Training Program
http://www.diamondback-media.com/fair1.html
The website for this Training Program is geared toward real estate and housing officials looking to inform staff and faculty of the basics of Fair Housing Policy. Information is also available about other training programs and specific information contained in the video seminar.
Rating: Informative
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Texas, Index / Periodical, Fair housing
“This searchable database contains proven solutions to common urban problems facing the world’s cities today.” A variety of projects are discussed, including those relating to affordable housing, homelessness, land usage, construction techniques, home financing, and a wealth of related issues, such as poverty, education, sustainability, economic development, social services, gender equity and equality, environmental protection, and other urban issues. Full project descriptions are provided only if you have an account with them.
Rating: Excellent
Location: New York, New York, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, New York, Multi-National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional
Blueprints for Successful Communities — A Guide for Shaping Livable Places
http://www.gaconservancy.org/blu.html
This site displays the Georgia Conservancy’s most recent brochure which contains suggestions how to improve the state of Georgia’s changing community life, environmental outlook and housing conditions. Details of upcoming events and impacts of the program are also included.
Rating: Informative
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Georgia, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Design / Architectural, Neighborhood / Community
Bob’s Open Door
http://www.cix.co.uk/~franklin/
With the self-proclaimed mission statement “Open Door is committed to bringing you subjective, unreliable, and probably out of date comments on social housing websites,” this site includes a wonderful array of housing-related sites. Be sure to check out Bob’s downloadable “Affordability Spreadsheet.”
“BuildingOnline offers a multi-site search engine exclusively for the residential home building and home improvement industry.” Their site also offers a question-and-answer forum and a free e-mail newsletter service. Although the page is very slow in loading and overridden with advertisements, it contains a lot of useful information about products, materials, and cost-saving construction methods techniques.
Rating: Informative
Location: Dana Point, California, USA
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California Department of Development Services Affordable Housing Guide
This site contains information for “persons seeking affordable housing or for persons who are working to increase the affordable housing options for persons with developmental disabilities.” It includes resources about renting a home, buying a home, developing affordable housing, accessibility and Fair Housing, and seeking funding for similar programs and projects.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted
California Fair Housing Offices
http://www.dca.ca.gov/r_r/fairhou1.htm
This site lists all of the state of California’s Fair Housing agencies, representatives, and offices with appropriate (although unlinkable) contact information provided.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Fair housing
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/cmhc.html
This site includes a variety of information for buyers, builders, researchers, buying a home, getting a mortgage, energy efficiency, home security and safety, housing research, job opportunities, housing market information, publications, and AffordAbility home financing software. This corporation also strives to assist in providing services and housing for low-income, elderly, native Canadian, or ill persons. The site is searchable, and available in English or French.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Related pages: Canada, Canada, Ontario, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Special Interest / Minority
Canadian Journal of Urban Research (CJUR)
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~ius/cjur.htm
This site only contains information about the journal and how to receive it, not information contained within the journal. It includes, however, Table Of Contents from past issues to show typical topics which include housing, design, community development, and other urban issues.
Rating: Informative
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Related pages: Canada, Canada, Manitoba, National, Index / Periodical
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/
This site contains information on all financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by the departments and establishments of the United States Federal government, and is fully indexed with program descriptions, application information and other pertinent topics.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Neighborhood / Community
This site includes information about every subject covered by the United States Census, and is fully searchable. Frequently updated, it provides the most current housing information in a variety of formats and subject headings for your ease of location, with most indexed, obviously, under the “H” heading.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Center for Livable Communities
http://www.lgc.org/clc/
The Center’s site details their programs which primarily help jurisdictions expand transportation alternatives, but also reduce infrastructure costs, create more affordable housing, improve air quality, preserve natural resources, conserve agricultural land and open space, and restore local economic and social vitality. Additionally, the site provides information about workshops, conferences, forums, events, publications, and other means of gathering information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
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The Change Communications site offers a wide range of Internet services, designed to help housing and community development organizations use the new communications technology to its fullest potential by providing Internet and Web help and design services. An excellent resource guide of related links is also included.
Rating: Recommended
Location: USA
Related pages: USA, National, Private Business, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Shelter / Homeless
Cohousing and the Arts
http://www.newview.org/arts.htm
This page describes a resident of New View Cohousing’s attitudes about cohousing, how it is related to the Arts, and the larger community of adults, children, and the surrounding environment.
The Cohousing Network site offers information about resources, groups, and events related to cohousing and intentional communities. Other information includes existing communities, motivation behind cohousing, listservs, mailing lists, journals, and links to related resources.
COMM-ORG: The On-Line Conference on Community Organizing and Development
http://uac.rdp.utoledo.edu/comm-org/
“Available at this site, or linked to it: information from and about community organizing groups and networks; resources to help create community-controlled plans and then development; resources to help communities conduct “action research” on their own or with higher education partners; a “Policy Page” where you can find links to government and policy web sites and where our members post information about current issues and announcements; advice on how to use the Internet in activism; information on community organizing funders, technical assistance providers, and training materials; teaching and research resources such as course syllabi, research archives, and on-line readings from both academic and activist sources; and a working papers and reviews page containing original papers and book reviews.”
Rating: Recommended
Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA
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Community Connections
http://www.comcon.org/
This site is “The Information Center for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Office of Community Planning and Development,” and provides program regulations, descriptions of model programs, case studies of affordable housing initiatives, publications on expanding affordable housing opportunities, funding information, training and conference announcements, and referrals to technical assistance providers.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Community Resource and Development Information Service (CORDIS)
http://www.cordis.lu/
A massive culmination of European research, libraries, and programs, “CORDIS provides information on a vast range of research, development and innovation activities undertaken on a European level.” Registered users are granted additional access to information and resources.
Rating: Informative
Location: Luxembourg
Related pages:Luxembourg, Multi-National, Index / Periodical
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE)
CARE is one of the world’s largest international development and relief organizations. Programs detailed on this site include those related to emergency relief and rehabilitation, education, children’s health, reproductive health, water and sanitation, small economic activity development, agriculture, community development and environment.
Rating: Informative
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Georgia, Multi-National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Special Interest / Minority, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Shelter / Homeless
COPAC Online Public Access Catalogue
http://cs6400.mcc.ac.uk/copac/
“COPAC is a new national Online Public Access Catalogue, providing unified access to the online catalogues of some of the largest university research libraries in the United Kingdom and Ireland.” A searchable database, this site provides direct access to several extensive bibliographic collections.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Manchester, England, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, Multi-National, Index / Periodical
The mother of all indexes, Cyburbia is a comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism and other topics related to the built environment.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Buffalo, New York, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, New York, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
The site for the United States’ primary Housing agency, this page includes everything you ever wanted to know about the ongoings of the Department. It contains a variety of information about business opportunities, communities, homes (buying, renting, finding), and HUD news. Updated nearly every day, this is an excellent site.
A website for architecture and design related information, products and services, this site maintains a large searchable database and links to a wide variety of related sites.
Rating: Recommended
Location: New York, New York, USA
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This site provides information to “link persons with disabilities and chronic health conditions to resources, products and services that promote active, healthy independent living.” It also has a wonderful page of links to a huge variety of disability related issues and topics including housing, products, and services.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Capital Heights, Maryland, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Maryland, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare
A compilation of Web sites relating to diversity compiled by Professor James Andris of SIUE. It includes links to sites relating to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, people with disabilities, and sexual orientation.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Edwardsville, Illinois, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Illinois, National, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority
The site for this leading English publisher of books on environment and sustainable development contains information about recent housing, sustainability, and environmentally-conscious publications, a searchable catalog, purchasing information, and links to related sites.
Rating: Recommended
Location: London, England, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, National, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
This site includes a primarily-Canadian index of environmentally-conscious practitioners, resources, and products, related to housing, neighborhood development, architecture, and planning.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Related pages: Canada, Canada, British Columbia, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Disability Concern, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable
Electronic Policy Network
http://epn.org/
A project of “The American Prospect Magazine: A Journal for the Liberal Imagination,” this site provides “timely information and ideas about national policy and politics” related to health, welfare and families, economics and education through their index of past issues, links to member organizations, their mailing lists, and links to related sites.
Rating: Informative
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Legal / Policy
Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program
http://www.ezec.gov/
This site details the “Presidential Initiative designed to afford communities real opportunities for growth and revitalization,” through its discussion of economic opportunity, sustainable community development, community-based partnerships, and strategic vision for change. Information about community tools, research projects, ongoing programs, and information about the Presidential Initiative in general is available throughout the searchable site. Available in English or Spanish.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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An excellent site detailing the newly released master reference book, this site includes the master list of entries, excerpts, and the introduction. Entries include brief definitions, historical background, descriptive statistics, policy analysis, critical assessment, and suggestions for further study, listing classic works and key publications.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network — US Department of Energy
http://www.eren.doe.gov/
The Department Of Energy’s website for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC/EREN) encompasses a wide variety of information including Home Energy magazine, energy efficiency solutions for residences, free subscription to mailing list updates, and “Ask An Energy Expert.”
Rating: Recommended
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable
The EBBA site strives to “promote environmentally respectful development through development and dissemination of information, conducting training, and providing peer-reviewed online journal for use by though housing industry, consumers, and governmental agencies.” Information about energy efficient housing, cost-saving techniques, the EBBA, and links to related sources are also provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Minnesota, National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable
Energy Ideas Clearinghouse
http://www.energy.wsu.edu/ep/eic/
This site “provides centralized access to comprehensive and objective energy information, education, resources, and technical assistance for increasing energy efficiency in the commercial and industrial sectors.” Topics covered include manufactured homes, building standards, alternative fuels, and a wealth of related resources and sites.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Olympia, Washington, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Washington, National, Index / Periodical, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Manufactured
This searchable site “provides comprehensive information and advice on the protection and management of the environment” and contains detailed state of the environment information, resources, publications, press releases, current programs and projects, and other pertinent resources.
Rating: Informative
Location: Bristol, England, Wales, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, UK, Wales, National, Index / Periodical, Legal / Policy, Environmental / Sustainable
Environmental Building News
http://www.ebuild.com/
This site is home to this on-line newsletter containing stories and articles on energy-efficiency, resource-efficiency, and healthy building practices. Featured topics include material selection, siting, indoor air quality, daylighting, and innovative environmentally responsible building products and projects.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Vermont, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable
This outstanding site is a massive directory of environmentally friendly resources, including home design, products, services, sustainable communities, and alternative transportation methods.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
European Network for Housing Research
http://www.enhr.ibf.uu.se/
This site provides information about the Network’s goals to enhance the quality and relevance of European housing. Unfortunately, there are no projects or program descriptions included.
Rating: Informative
Location: Gavle, Sweden
Related pages:Sweden, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, University Program, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
Fair Housing Enforcement Center
http://www.hud.gov/local/sea/seafhec.html
The Fair Housing Enforcement Center for the Northwest/Alaska Area investigates and resolves complaints of housing discrimination in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. This site describes their goals, purposes, and services, as well as links to larger Fair Housing agencies.
“The Fannie Mae Foundation supports national and local nonprofit organizations working to provide decent and affordable housing, and otherwise improve the quality of life, in communities throughout the United States.” Information on their site includes past newsletters, their annual report, and descriptions of projects and programs to help the homeless, housing research, and community outreach services.
This site is an incredible database containing, providing access to, and distributing acquisition information about government and business information. The database covers virtually all government information banks, bulletin boards, employment listings, court decisions, and related resources. The site is fully searchable by category, topic, or keyword.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Springfield, Virginia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Virginia, National, Index / Periodical, Legal / Policy
This site claims to be home of “Britain’s largest supplier of advisory systems in the field of welfare benefits and related law.” While I cannot attest to the validity of that statement, the site does contain a wealth of information about housing and welfare issues, a calendar of events and conferences, programs for sale to help in calculating price, benefit and payment schedules, and includes links to a variety of United Kingdom law sites.
Rating: Informative
Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, Wales, National, Private Business, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Legal / Policy
Got Planning?
http://www.jps.net/gisxprt/calpoly.htm
This site includes a fairly comprehensive list of architecture and planning related newsgroups, mailing lists, American Planning Association chapters, and job opportunities. Links to other relates resources are also available.
Rating: Recommended
Location: California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, Multi-National, Index / Periodical
Green Lights and Energy Star
http://www.epa.gov/greenlights.html
The site for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Lights and Energy Star program is aimed at promoting energy efficiency through investment in energy-saving lighting. The program saves money for homes, businesses and organizations, and leads to a cleaner environment by reducing pollutants released into the environment. Information about their publications, software tools, support programs, participants and recent bulletins is included.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Index / Periodical, Construction / Product, Environmental / Sustainable
Habitat — United Nations Center for Human Settlements (UNCHS)
This site provides information about all of the United Nation’s work in the fields of housing, sustainable development, and research. An excellent compilation, much of the information is available in English, French or Spanish.
Rating: Excellent
Location: World
Related pages: World, Multi-National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
Habitat Agenda and the Istanbul Declaration
http://www.unhabitat.org/agenda/
Set up in book-format, this site includes the entire Habitat agenda and declaration which contain requisites for human settlements, fair and equal housing, sustainability, development management, gender equality, and financing possibilities. The materials are downloadable, and are available in English, French, or Spanish.
Rating: Excellent
Location: World
Related pages: World, Multi-National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable
Habitat for Humanity Affiliate Website Directory
http://www.habitat.org/Links/
Jason Wyckoff has created this searchable index of all the various Habitat for Humanity sites from around the world. This site contains over 97 links to Habitat sites in 35 states and nations.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Illinois, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Design / Architectural
Habitat II — The Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements
http://www.cedar.univie.ac.at/data/habitat/
This searchable site includes background information about the international conference, as well as publications, press releases, resources, plans of action, and other related information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Vienna, Austria
Related pages:Austria, Multi-National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
HandsNet
http://www.handsnet.org/handsnet/
The Housing and Community Development Forum on this site “serves national, state, and local organizations building and supporting low-income housing, advocating for low-income communities, organizing neighborhoods and others involved in community development.” Membership is required to receive full access to their services, programs, and publications, although some information is provided about those free of charge.
Rating: Informative
Location: Cupertino, California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
“A paper for people who care about the West,” this online version of the publication includes countless categories of interest to those living in the Western United Sates, including neighborhood development, environmental planning, recreation, Native Americans, politics, weather, and history.
Rating: Informative
Location: Paonia, Colorado, USA
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Higher Ground: Faith Communities and Community Building
http://www.hud.gov/sessay5.html
Written in 1996 by then-Secretary of United States’ Housing and Urban Development Henry G. Cisneros, this site details in book-format the potential religious institutions have to contribute to community rebuilding and housing in our cities’ decaying centers.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Holding Ground: The Rebirth of Dudley Street
http://www.newday.com/holdingground/
An online newsletter for community organizers and educators, this site includes a wealth of information about the award-winning documentary, Holding Ground. The film chronicles a the story of a community, “which In the aftermath of decades of disinvestment by government, banks, and industry, the residents of an ethnically diverse Boston neighborhood joined together to rebuild their community.” Film clips as well as resource, viewing and purchasing information are provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Special Interest / Minority, Neighborhood / Community
Hostels Online
http://www.hostels.org.uk/
This site, which you must register to use (although guest usage is allowed), contains up-to-the-hour information on available beds in the London area in transitional and youth hostels.
This site contains information about, and results from, a United Kingdom survey of housing and housing amenities.
Rating: Recommended
Location: England, UK
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Housing for Seniors: Developing Successful Projects
http://www.uli.org/presroom/pr950707.htm
This site contains a 1995 press release from the Urban Land Institute about the release of this book regarding elderly housing and related issues. Ordering information is available.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Housing Management
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/hm.htm
This site details publication information about various Housing Management books and articles available from the University of York.
This site provides subscription information for this journal that includes contributions from many different disciplines including economics, political science, urban studies, history, social administration, sociology, geography, law and planning. This site only contains information about the journal and how to receive it, not information contained within the journal. If you are a subscriber, you can link to the journal online at no charge.
Rating: Informative
Location: Abingdon, England, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, Multi-National, Private Business, Index / Periodical
Housing Today
http://www.housingtoday.org.uk/
This is the site for the online version of “UK’s leading weekly magazine for social housing providers.” It contains the latest articles and features, job listings, links to related resources, a searchable archive of past issues, directory of products and services, events and subscription information, and is very well organized and easy use.
Rating: Recommended
Location: London, England, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Neighborhood / Community, Cohousing / Cooperative
Membership is required to access this site, and subscription information is provided. Once a member, however, you are granted access to tools and resources relating to Federal legislation and regulations, community development issues, mortgage regulations, funding information, HUD forms, relevant conferences, market trends, statistics, news, and more.
Rating: Informative
Location: USA
Related pages: USA, National, Private Business, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Neighborhood / Community
HUDUser: Web Office of Policy Development and Research
This excellent site provides information about HUD’s publications, research and development, programs and initiatives, and an extensive searchable list of housing related links. Also included in this list are a variety of data sets containing information about a variety of United States housing statistics, trends, tax credits, mortgages, and cities. Various publications are also available for browsing and purchase online.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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This is an excellent site for anyone looking to build, design, remodel or reconstruct housing in the United States. It provides a database of contractors, designers, lenders and products to assist persons of any income level in creating exciting housing arrangements. The page also includes a design gallery, past issues of their online magazine, and a variety of means of communication with site owners and site users for advice, suggestions, and general discussion.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Palo Alto, California, USA
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This site provides information about a variety of housing services, programs, support, training and accommodations for all types of residents in Australia (including those in community housing, homeless shelters, youth housing, transitional housing, and private rental markets for youth and adults).
This is the site of a weekly news magazine aimed at all working in or concerned with social housing across the United Kingdom. It features UK housing links, job listings, their services, programs and events, as well as subscription information.
Rating: Informative
Location: UK
Related pages:UK, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Environmental / Sustainable, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless
This site has been developed to “expand and inspire movements for peace, economic and social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability around the world by providing and developing accessible computer networking tools,” and maintains PeaceNet, EcoNet, ConflictNet, LaborNet, and WomensNet. A variety of specific projects and programs relating to those issues, and membership information are also included.
Rating: Recommended
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
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Integrated Renovation of the Ciutat Vella, Historic Centre of Barcelona
http://www.iclei.org/egpis/egpc-033.html
This page details a case study describing the integrated renovation of the historic center of Barcelona as an example of a comprehensive urban regeneration. Project background, goals, implementation and analysis are included.
Rating: Informative
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Related pages:Spain, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
International Institute for Sustainable Development
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/
This site contains is a comprehensive databank of information about sustainable design, both concerned with architecture and other man-made structures as well as the natural environment. Archives of past publications, event transcripts, and other materials are included. Available in English, Spanish or French.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Related pages: Canada, Canada, Manitoba, Multi-National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
International Society of City and Regional Planners
http://titsoc.soc.titech.ac.jp/isocarp/
This site contains information about ISOCARP’s programs, services, objectives, conferences, and related issues. Topics of interest include urban and regional planning, planning theory, planning management, urban and regional design, urban and regional renewal, housing/habitat, sustainable development, transport and mobility, architectural design, urban history/heritage, and related disciplines.
Rating: Informative
Location: The Hague, Netherlands
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An excellent site about IUGM’s programs, services, and educational programs, this searchable site also includes a diverse array of information about homelessness, alleviating poverty, ways to volunteer, job placement, missions directory, welfare reform and links to countless related sites.
A publisher and website created to “help meet the need for accessible, solutions-oriented information through a unique approach that addresses the multidisciplinary nature of environmental problems,” this searchable site includes information about their publications, authors, solutions, and suggestions. Book orders are taken online, and links to related sites are also offered.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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IUCN’s mission is “to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature, and ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.” Their site contains information about a variety of ecological and design issues, and provides information about their membership, programs, publications, and events.
Rating: Informative
Location: Gland, Switzerland
Related pages:Switzerland, Multi-National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
Jewish Information and Reference Service of Greater Washington
This site maintains a massive directory for Jewish services and resources in the Washington, DC, region, including a variety of listed housing options and services.
This site contains information for the general public, agencies, and architects to locate landscape architects, contractors, products and vendors, as well as receive information about a broad spectrum of landscaping issues and needs. Links to past issues of their newsletter are available, with specific housing citations.
Rating: Informative
Location: USA
Related pages: USA, National, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable
This site provides information on homeownership and improvement, residential remodeling, contractor background checks, and insurance and mortgage lending. Fair housing issues (a California resource guide is included), services, publications, workshops, and homeownership information is also provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Fair housing
Linkages
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/
This international site is home to multimedia resources for environment and development policy makers, and is “designed to be an electronic clearing-house for information on past and upcoming international meetings related to environment and development.” The site also includes ongoing programs, publications, archives, global policy, and an array of information about the environment and sustainable development. Available in English or French.
Rating: Informative
Location: World
Related pages: World, Multi-National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Legal / Policy, Environmental / Sustainable
Local Sustainability: The European Good Practice Information Service
http://www.iclei.org/egpis/
This site is home to the “Guide to Sustainable Good Practice” and aims to disseminate sustainable good practice experiences of European cities, towns, and counties to the global community. News, library resources, recent cases, and searching capabilities are provided. Available in English, Spanish, or German.
Rating: Informative
Location: World
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Minneapolis Neighborhoods
http://freenet.msp.mn.us/nhoods/mpls/
This site contains detailed site and community information about Minneapolis’ neighborhoods. Census data, as well as publications about various neighborhoods are included.
Rating: Informative
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Minnesota, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Neighborhood / Community
This site provides information about NADO’s training sessions, informational services, research projects, legislative policy and advocacy, publications, and an immense list of housing and development related links.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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National Association of Home Builders
http://www.nahb.com/
This site provides information about building products, conferences and events, financing, remodeling, new construction, and other issues related to home-building. Becoming a member of NAHB gives you additional access to their online resources. This site also includes information about the newly formed, NAHB-sponsored National Council of the Housing Industry.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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National Community Housing Forum
http://www.merlin.com.au/nchf/
Promoting a housing alternative that offers renters many of the advantages of home ownership, the NCHF site includes a variety of information about community housing, housing alternatives in Australia and details of Australian housing policy issues affecting housing problems.
National Homeownership Strategy For Native Americans
http://www.codetalk.fed.us/strategy.html
Located on the American Indian website, this site explains goals, objectives, and ongoing projects of this agency geared toward providing homeownership opportunities for Native Americans and assisting with Native Americans’ home financing needs. Links are provided to other topics of interest and to related Native American housing sites.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority
This site provides detailed information about the latest news in housing policy and planning in the United Kingdom. Purchasable publications, free resources, and links to a variety of related UK sites are provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: London, England, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy
Neighborhood Networks
http://www.hud.gov/nnw/nnw
This site provides strategic planning information from HUD, and the site includes information pertaining to their mission to “enhance the self-sufficiency, employability, and economic self-reliance of low-income families and the elderly living in HUD-insured and -assisted properties by providing such residents with onsite access to computer and training resources.” Their publications, programs, resources and links to other sites are also listed.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization
http://freenet.msp.mn.us/org/npcr/
This site contains information about NPCR’s “new effort to provide applied research assistance to community-based organizations in the Twin Cities.” Details of past and current project, neighborhood networks, past reports, and other related information are provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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This site “promotes the creation of healthy communities through affordable housing, home ownership and investments in neighborhood revitalization through local partnerships of residents, nonprofits, lenders, business community and local government.” Programs, resources, training services, and issues of homeownership and neighborhood reinvestment are detailed.
Rating: Informative
Location: USA
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Neo-Humanist Foundation
http://neo-humanista.org/
This site details this non-profit organization’s training, consulting and facilitation for community learning, development and empowerment in Latin America. Conferences, mailing lists, related links, and working paper information is provided. Available in English or Spanish.
Rating: Informative
Location: Bogota, Colombia
Related pages:Colombia, Multi-National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Neighborhood / Community
Michael Dougherty’s personal homepage, this site provides resource links for persons interested in community development, neighborhoods, grant seeking, Native Americans, and the non-profit sector as detailed by the author.
Rating: Informative
Location: Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
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North Carolina has created a detailed Consolidated Plan to “provide decent housing, to provide a suitable living environment, and to expand economic opportunity.” There is a wealth of information provided on this page about homelessness, tax-credits, affordable housing, zoning, community development, action plans, block grants, and housing persons with disabilities and severe illnesses.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/
A division of the Department of Health and Human Services, this searchable site provides information about homelessness, disability and aging, poverty, and specific guidelines, programs, and services for housing people within those categories.
This searchable site contains excellent information about green building materials and energy efficient environmentally responsible techniques for sustainable design and construction. Also included is product, newsletter, construction, and related resource information.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Oregon, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Oregon, National, Index / Periodical, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable
Planning and Markets
http://www-pam.usc.edu/
This site contains information about this electronic Journal related to planning and economic intervention, and regularly includes calls for papers, submission requirements, and additional subscription information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, California, National, Index / Periodical, Legal / Policy
This searchable website is excellent in that it includes information about legal issues, suburban sprawl, housing dilemmas for low income families, resources for sustainability, land use, environmental concerns, architecture, landscape, and an index to all past journals (back issue orders taken online). The extent of information available is seemingly limitless.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Burlington, Vermont, USA
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This site contains “Internet information resources for town planners and land property professionals,” and includes a wealth of links to planning, organization, GIS, environmental, and local authority sites.
Rating: Informative
Location: Warwickshire, England, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, Multi-National, State / Regional / Local, Private Business, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
Policy Research Action Group — Loyola University Chicago
“PRAG works to strengthen ties between researchers and community organizations,” by providing services and programs to people who would otherwise not have access to them. Their site includes details of programs, services, research, and related links.
Rating: Informative
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Illinois, National, Index / Periodical, University Program, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority
Poptel InfoSource — Housing Issues Bulletin Board
http://www.poptel.org.uk/housing/
This site provides pertinent information about this United Kingdom based bulletin board, aimed at providing “an open forum for anyone interested in UK housing to discuss any issues relevant to housing, homelessness and related issues.” Details of how to join and post to the list, and other list information is provided.
Located on the Urban Institute website, this page includes an article about housing mobility problems in the United States.
Rating: Informative
Location: USA
Related pages: USA, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted
Question Bank — The Centre for Applied Social Surveys
http://kennedy.soc.surrey.ac.uk/qb/Welcome.html
The entire “Question Bank” of survey topics is keyword searchable and includes links to United Kingdom surveys about housing definitions and structure, race, gender, economic activity and other related issues.
Rating: Recommended
Location: England, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Legal / Policy, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
On this page you will find reviews and a summary of this recent publication regarding residential and community segregation in America. An online order form is also included.
Rating: Informative
Location: USA
Related pages: USA, Index / Periodical, Special Interest / Minority, Neighborhood / Community
This excellent searchable site provides information about housing construction, site, solar and house planning, vapor barriers, energy efficient building techniques and methods, air quality, insulation and a glossary of terms. Publications, awards, and products are also described.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Carvel, Alberta, Canada
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This searchable site is the online home of this network aimed at improving “the energy efficiency of the nation’s housing stock and to qualify more American families for home ownership by expanding the availability of home energy ratings and energy mortgages.” Their site includes mortgage, energy efficiency, and membership directories and information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Alaska, National, Membership Group, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Environmental / Sustainable
Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://bion.mit.edu/depts/rotch/
This excellent site provides access to a variety of resources for architecture and planning students, professionals, and the general public.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, Index / Periodical, University Program
Part of the Scandinavian Press, this site details publications available about the physical, economic, social and political aspects of housing and planning, ranging in focus from the local and urban to the regional and national level. This site only contains information about the journal and how to receive it, not information contained within the journal. Available in English or Norwegian.
Rating: Informative
Location: Gavle, Sweden
Related pages:Sweden, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
This page details Seattle’s innovative plans to provide community-created neighborhood plans for various areas in the Seattle region. Resources, ongoing projects, financing information, neighborhood websites, program information and a monthly calendar of events and meetings are included.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
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This site includes Seattle’s current initiatives, plans, programs and budget and as well as their entire comprehensive plan and detailed issues.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
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Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk/
“SOSIG is an online catalogue of thousands of high quality Internet resources relevant to social science education and research. Every resource has been selected and described by a librarian or subject specialist.” By searching for “housing,” for example, a series of related terms are displayed to choose from. This is an excellent site that you should surely bookmark.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Bristol, England, UK
Related pages:UK, UK, England, Multi-National, Index / Periodical
Sounding Board Counseling Center
http://computrek.org/
“Sounding Board Counseling Center’s web services include a state by state listing of shelters and domestic violence treatment centers throughout the United States; online domestic violence consultation through e-mail and in some cases a follow up telephone conference; domestic violence articles and stories submitted by perpetrators and survivors; and a national Bulletin Board System available for confidential or open conferencing, and forums.”
This site by Prince Associates Architects maintains an extensive database of sustainable building, architecture, alternative construction techniques, ecovillage, environmental, and landscaping links.
Rating: Excellent
Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA
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This site defines sustainable living, provides several case studies, and includes a huge list of related resources, partner organizations, relevant readings, and other useful resources.
Rating: Recommended
Location: USA
Related pages: USA, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
Sustainable Development –WWW Virtual Library Subject Catalog
http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/sustvl.html
This page takes a minute or two to load, but is well worth the wait if you are interested in anything related to sustainable development. The most comprehensive list I have ever seen, this site is surely one to bookmark. Links are included to other search engines, newsgroups, mailing lists, agencies, academic units, universities, journals, libraries and other databases.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Related pages:Belgium, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable
THOMAS — Congress on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
A service of the Library of Congress, this fully searchable site provides information about legislation currently in the United States House of Representatives and Senate.
This site, compiled by Dennis Pang, contains a variety of links to architecture, urban planning, and landscape resources, agencies, associations, and firms.
Rating: Recommended
Location: Arkansas, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Arkansas, Multi-National, Index / Periodical
United Kingdom Social Housing Link — University of Westminster
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/Env/CHS/ukhouse/ukhom.html
This site highlights issues of “fair access to affordable homes in decent condition, the public and private provision of housing for those in housing need, and strategies and alternative policies from all sources for meeting housing needs.” Links to newsgroups, bulletin boards and other resource forums are provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: England, UK
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“UNDP’s mission is to help countries in their efforts to achieve sustainable human development by assisting them to build their capacity to design and carry out development programs in poverty eradication, employment creation and sustainable livelihoods, the empowerment of women and the protection and regeneration of the environment.” The site includes statistics, publications, recent news updates, and focus on environment, gender, poverty and governance.
Rating: Informative
Location: World
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United Nations Economic and Social Development Division
This page provides information regarding community governance, its social impacts, homelessness, and gender movements. Two discussion papers are provided.
Rating: Informative
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Related pages:Switzerland, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Special Interest / Minority, Neighborhood / Community, Shelter / Homeless
United States Municipal and County Codes — Seattle Public Library
http://www.spl.org/collec/lawcoll/municode.html
Provided by the Seattle Public Library, this site maintains a huge directory of links to municipal and county codes for United States locales.
Rating: Informative
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Washington, National, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Legal / Policy
Urban Environmental Management
http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/uem/
The site hosts a wealth of information related to urban environments and their management including articles, reports, and books, statistics, and networks.
Rating: Informative
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Related pages:Japan, Multi-National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community
This site hosts this nonprofit policy research organization that “investigates the social and economic problems confronting the nation, government policies, and public and private programs designed to alleviate them.” Available information includes fact sheets, ongoing research, past research reports, bibliographies, publications, employment listings, and other pertinent information.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy
Virginia Center for Housing Research — Virginia Polytechnic Institute
This site provides a variety of housing related publications available for purchase, descriptions of recent research reports, Virginia poverty and income statistics, and links to related housing resources.
Rating: Informative
Location: Blackburg, Virginia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Virginia, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, University Program, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Neighborhood / Community
Virtual Library on Microcredit
http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/icm/
This is a some-what complicated homepage for this conglomeration of finance and credit information. Everything is clearly labeled and easy to link to, but not very well described. Although it provides a wealth of information about interesting topics, including increasing women’s access to credit and similar topics geared toward minority populations, it is difficult to distinguish what information may be useful or not without in-depth reading. Available in English, French, Spanish, or Japanese.
Rating: Informative
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Related pages:Japan, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted
Vitruvius
http://www.inforamp.net/~vitruv/
An online magazine for building professionals and designers, this site includes regular features, materials and technology sections, and select information on innovative issues in housing, construction and design.
Rating: Informative
Location: USA
Related pages: USA, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable
Wilmington Housing Authority
http://wilmington.ha.org/
This is the site for the Wilmington Housing Authority, and includes a community and site directory, youth programs, other services, press releases and publications, and an extensive link directory to related sites.
Rating: Informative
Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, Delaware, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Neighborhood / Community
World Idea Networks
http://www.worldideanet.org/
This site is home to WIN, “Networking the Best Ideas on Cities, Towns, and Neighborhoods.” This site showcases upcoming events, recent legislation, purchasable publications, summaries of research findings, and schedules of events, conferences, and speakers relating to city, town, and neighborhood development.
Rating: Informative
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Related pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Neighborhood / Community