Sandpoint, Idaho. "This site, just like the transition model, is brought to you by people who are actively engaged in transition in a community. People who are learning by doing - and learning all the time. People who understand that we can't sit back and wait for someone else to do the work. People like you, perhaps…"
The National Vacant Properties Campaign exists to provide everyone - individuals, advocates, agencies, developers, non-profits, and others - with information resources, tools, and assistance to support their vacant property revitalization efforts.
Effective vacant property reclamation efforts are coming from a broad set of stakeholders - from environmental advocates who see property reclamation as a way to offset urban sprawl, to housing groups seeing to create affordable homes, to those interested in preserving a community's history.
A powerpoint presentation from Joseph Schilling about how to "green" shrinking cities. It includes information about land banking and creating "green infrastructure."
This publication offers definitions and descriptions of permaculture and its central principles. It offers listings of resources and publications on permaculture in the United States, Australia, and worldwide.