Earthscan is one of the UK's leading publishers of books on environment and sustainable development. Their publishing aim is to increase understanding of environmental issues and their implications at all levels, from the local to the global, and to influence opinion and policy in ways that promote sustainable forms of development.

The 'Eat the View' initiative aims to assist consumers to understand the connections between the food they buy and the countryside they value, and to work with others to develop projects to achieve this aim and to improve the market for regional produce, through its own actions and in partnership with many other organisations.

This website features a lot of online resource material about community mapping, participatory GIS, participatory 3D modelling (P3DM), spatial information management, etc.

Here you will find the introductory issue of 'id21UrbanNews' bringing you regular updates of highlights of UK-based research on urban poverty issues in developing countries.

The Human Settlements Programme of the IIED works to reduce poverty and improve health and housing conditions in the urban centres of Latin America, Asia and Africa. The Programme seeks to combine this with promoting good governance and more ecologically sustainable patterns of urban development.

insights is published every three months as a research reporting service to makers and reformers of development policy, development professionals and other stakeholders. It offers a cross-section of policy-relevant social and economic research findings from UK-based researchers and institutes, organised around topical themes. id21 also publishes special issues of insights education and insights health.

IHS is an international centre of excellence associated with the Erasmus University Rotterdam and operating on a global scale that offers specialized post graduate education, training, advisory services and applied research in the fields of urban management, housing and urban environment with the mission to develop human and institutional capacities to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in cities.

Contains a number of interesting bibliographies, often on planning in England (and especially the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire areas).

Extensive website (a lot of online resource material) about community mapping, participatory GIS, participatory modelling (P3DM), spatial information management, and more.

The International Centre for Sustainable Cities (ICSC) was created to bring the idea of urban sustainability into practical action. ICSC is a “do tank,

The International Making Cities Livable Council is an interdisciplinary, international network of individuals and cities dedicated to making our cities and communities more livable. IMCL Council members are active in organizing and participating in the International Making Cities Livable Conferences held twice a year, once in North America and once in Europe; in publishing books, consulting, teaching, and improving the livability of their own cities.

Land Development Today is an online publication designed to inform surveyors, engineers, and landscape architects. The coverstory in no. 3 focuses on The development of a healthy urban forest

Land Use and Water Resources Research is a web-based journal devoted to the water resource, ecological, economic, climate change, socio-economic, policy and sustainable development issues related to land use.

This site will keep you informed of developments in the area of sustainable livelihoods, including new resources from Livelihoods Connect, and opening a channel for you to share your news, views, reports and experiences. Recent contribution discusses Urban Rural Change at http://www.livelihoods.org/hot_topics/UrbanRural.html#4

We look at how the global relates to the local, in a globalising and urbanising world. A world of skewed development in which the human dignity and empowerment of the few rather than the many is realized. We see the overlap of the global and the local, or the web of'glocalization' intensifying in diverse places, affecting social and decision process, practices and governance. The website gives access to NESALF bulletin and SINA Newsletters and other publications.

The Mega-Cities Project is a transnational non-profit network of community, academic, government, business, and media leaders dedicated to sharing innovative solutions to urban problems. Its aim is to make cities more socially just, ecologically sustainable, politically participatory and economically vital.

Citizen participation in local governance is an important theme in policy and development debates. This website aims to contribute to this debate, by offering a platform for organisations, citizens and local governments to exchange experiences.

PPS is a non-profit organisation dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities. It propagates a multi-faceted "placemaking" approach to planning and design. The site is meant to be a virtual public space, where people who are passionate about placemaking can always go for  information and inspiration. The site was renewed in 2004.

Peri urban regions in Europe are facing over-pressure on their rural areas. The balance between sustainable open space, sustainable agriculture and urban spatial and economic dynamics needs to be re-established.

This website is specially designed to enable visitors to acquaint themselves with global spatial developments for a sustainable future.

The Global Urban Observatory (GUO) addresses the urgent need to improve the world-wide base of urban knowledge by helping Governments, local authorities and organizations of the civil society develop and apply policy-oriented urban indicators, statistics and other urban information.

UN-Habitat Homepage

Today, the World Bank with its partners is committed to promoting sustainable cities and towns that fulfill the promise of development for their inhabitants -- in particular, by improving the lives of

The World Future Council (WFC) aims for a global membership of wise thinkers, practical pioneers and young leaders. It will identify the "implementation gaps" between current practices and necessary measures to assure a sustainable and equitable world. As an institution representing humanity's common values, the WFC will provide an ongoing forum for debate and action.

Zerofootprint’s goal is to connect people who care about the environment for the purpose of reducing ecological footprint.

Zerofootprint aims to be the world’s foremost content hub for green, linking millions of people from across the globe engaged in sustainable commerce, and helping to inform people, who want to strive toward a more sustainable lifestyle.