The materials in this section are ones that we thought took
a fresh approach to Community Environmental Restoration. They
don’t all approach “community” the same
way, but their solutions are original and inspiring.
Social Equity & the Smart Growth Movement
(USA)
The Livable Communities Initiative has gathered momentum in
the US, built on three integrated principles:
Environment, Economy, and Equity. “Smart Growth”
is a strategy to make growing cities friendlier to the environment
and to the people who live there. This article
is a helpful introduction to Smart Growth and Livable Communities.
 The
Livable
Communities Initiative features a great list of links,
and there’s also more information on Livable Communities
at the EPA
website.
Nova
Scotia, Georgia Allies in Toxics Fight (Sydney, Nova Scotia;
Fort Valley, Georgia)
These two polluted communities are thousands of miles apart,
but they are working together to solve similar problems. This
article
describes how Sydney and Fort Valley are exchanging ideas
and expertise to make positive changes to their polluted environments.
Friends
of Cruickston Park: Objectives (Cambridge, Ontario)
A fragile ecosystem in Cambridge, Ontario was saved from development
through the hard work of two individuals who, with the help
of the surrounding community, turned the area into a charitable
reserve for community use. Future plans include an interpretive
centre for public education and research. See also their
Management
Framework for Cruickston Park, which goes into more detail
about their restoration activities.
Have we missed something? Know a great resource
we should include here? Email us at tamarack@tamarackcommunity.ca.
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