Redesigning/Reinventing Government 

• Alliance for National Renewal
• The Benchmarking Exchange and Best Practices - Information and exchange of benchmarking practices
• Best Practices - U.S. Conference of Mayors
• Best Practices: Guide to Worldwide Sources - Rutgers University
• Council for Excellence in Government
• National Civic League
• Office of Intergovernmental Solutions 
• Plain Language Action Network - Improving communications from Federal Government to the public

Regional Councils

• United States and Worldwide - This page lists all of the known websites of regional councils and metropolitan planning organizations in alphabetical order by state

Risk Management 

• The American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (AICPCU) and Insurance Institute of America (IIA)
• The Nonprofit Risk Management Center
• Parma 2000 - Public Agency Risk Managers Association
• Peri - Public Entity Risk Institute
• PRIMA Central - Public Risk Management Association
• Public Risk Database Project - Index Page - Risk Management Information for the Public Sector

Rural Development 

• American Farmland Trust
• CARES - Center of Agricultural Resources and Environmental Systems. UM-Columbia
• Center for Community Economic Development - University of Wisconsin
• Center for Rural Studies - University of Vermont
• CFED - Corporation for Enterprise Development
• Community Development Society
• Community Policy Analysis Center (CPAC) - University of Missouri Columbia
• The Heartland Center for Leadership Development
• Housing Assistance Council: Building Rural Communities
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation
• MACED - Mountain Association for Community Economic Development. Kentucky and Appalachia
• Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership
• National Rural Housing Coalition
• National Rural Development Partnership
• The Rensselaerville Institute - Leading Change by Example
• Rocky Mountain Institute
• RUPRI - Rural Policy Research Institute
• The Rural and Small town program - Mount Alison University
• Rural Challenge Policy Page - in relation with rural schools and education
• Rural Community Assistance Corporation
• Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP.ORG) - Assistance to local governments in several matters
• Rural Development Mission Area - USDA site provides information on economic development and loans
• Rural Development Internet Resources - Federal Information within the US Development Agency (USDA)
• Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities - Rural economic development
• Rural Information Center - Information and referral services for local governments in rural matters
• Rural School and Community Trust

Search and Rescue

• Firemedic's Rescue - Designed for emergency services and 911 agencies as a portal to all types of resources including training info and contact info for various agencies in the greater St. Louis metro and metro-east area
• Tri-State Search and Rescue ** new 07/28/05 **

Security 

Tatalovich and Associates - full service security, investigation and consulting firm ** new 03/12/08 **

Solid Waste 

• Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management
• Solid Waste Online: Virtual community for the waste processing industry
• NERC - Northeast Recycling Counil, Brattleboro, Vermont
• PAYT: Welcome to the Pay - As - You - Throw Web Site! - U.S. E.
• WasteAge.Com - Website for Waste Industry Professionals
• Waste Minimization Main Page - Office of Solid Waste, U.S. EPA

State & Local Government Information

• CityBase - North Texas Information
• GalleryWatch - online legislative tracking service
• Governments Division Home Page - U.S. Census Bureau Government Information
• IG Welcome - The Innovation Group
• Local Government Commission Homepage - California Cities and Counties
• State Government Finances - U.S. Census Bureau
• State Governments - University of Michigan
• State and Local Governments (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress Links Page

State Government 

• 50 States and Capitals
• COSCDA Home Page - Council of State Community Development Agencies
• Find Law: State Cases and Codes
• Govspot - State Government Pages
• National Association of State Treasurers
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE PERSONNEL EXECUTIVES
• NASED - National Association of State Election Directors
• National Association of State Chief Administrators
• National Association of State Budget Officers
• NASS Home Page - National Association of Secretaries of State
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
• NCSLnet: Internet Sites of the State Legislatures
• NGA Online: News and information from the National Governors' Association
• Stateaction.org - Center for Policy Alternatives - State Government Actions
   

Sustainability 

• Aldo Leopold Foundation
• Centre for Sustainable Design - UK
• Florida Sustainable Communities Center & e design
• Hart Environmental Data - Statistics on Environment and Sustainability
• ICLEI US: Tools for a Sustainable Community - International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
• IISDnet - International Institute for Sustainable Development
• The Information Center - Sustainable Development Links
• My Community, Our Earth: Georgraphic Learning for Sustainable Development
• Partners For Livable Communities - Non-profit organization
• Responsible Consumption for our Families and the Planet - Center for A New American Dream
• Second Nature - Education For Sustainability
• SUNetwork - Sustainable USA Network
• Sustainable Communities Network
• Sustainable development - Best starting points for Sustainable Development, University of Brussels, Belgium
• Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods - University of Louisville
• Web sites on the Contribution of Telecommunication on Sustainable development - University of Brussels, Belgium
   

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last update: Tuesday, September 30, 2008