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Introduction

This site is a Web resource for relocalization planning. It contains categorized and annotated links for a wide range of topics related to relocalization including energy, green building, local food, sustainable urban design, global climate change, local ecology, local economy, emergency management, sustainability, and more.

Each category on the left contains a sample of the hundreds of relocalization and sustainability resources on this site. You can select one of these or click on the category title to go to the page will all of the links. Please notify us of any broken or faulty links and feel free to recommend links that you find along the way. This is a no-nonsense, unfettered by excessive fluff website dedicated to providing as much up-to-date relevant information as possible....all in a highly categorized framework. Note that this site is still in the developing stages so please come back frequently for updates and please submit your own resources...

Resource Area: ENERGY

The Energy & Power area contains website links for a variety of alternative energy resources including the research-oriented Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI).

Resource Area : GREEN BUILDING

Green Building contains sites on a range of green and sustainable building types and technologies such as cob housing and the ever popular Tumbleweed Tiny House Company.

Resource Area : TOWN DESIGN

Town Design is a critical element of relocalization planning. Foregoing the scourge of suburban sprawl in favor of the efficient and community-oriented new urbanist framework is essential to recreate communities that will fit a sustainable model. Here you will find sites such as the Congress for New Urbanism and SprawlWatch.

The Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI) is an institute that promotes new urbanism and form-based zoning codes and sets standards for the practice of form-based coding, offers education and outreach about FBC to various audiences, and creates a forum for discussion about and advancement of FBC. See their site here

Resource Area: LOCAL FOOD & AGRICULTURE

Many relocalization efforts center around local food including production, storage, and distribution. These sites focus on organic foods and include the Slow Food movement and Permaculture resources. Check out www.ediblegardens.com

Resource Area : MISC

Check out the new Wikia Green website where you can join in developing best green practices with the member community .