Environmental/ Landuse/ Planning
University of Miami Ocean Pollution Research Center
www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/oprc/
The Ocean Pollution Research Center (OPRC) is a center of innovation for developing strategies, methodologies, and technologies to deal with ocean pollution, including oil spills, thermal pollutants, marine debris, and waste discharges.
Southeastern Environmental Research Center
www.serc.fiu.edu/
The Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC) promotes, coordinates and conducts environmental research in the southeastern United States and the Caribbean. SERC also provides an organizational structure for regional environmental initiatives and coordination of interdisciplinary environmental investigations in the region.
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
www.sprawlwatch.org/
Sprawl Watch's mission is to make the tools, techniques, and strategies developed to manage growth, accessible to citizens, grassroots organizations, environmentalists, public officials, planners, architects, the media and business leaders. At the Clearinghouse we identify, collect, compile, and disseminate information on the best land use practices, for those listed above.
Urban Land Institute
ww.uli.org
ULI—the Urban Land Institute is a community of practice for those engaged in the entrepreneurial and collaborative process of real estate development and land use policy-making.
American Planning Association
APA is a nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning. APA and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, advance the art and science of planning to meet the needs of people and society.
Planetizen- The Planning and Development Network
Planetizen is a public-interest information exchange provided by Urban Insight for the urban planning, design, and development community. It is a one-stop source for urban planning news, commentary, interviews, event coverage, book reviews, announcements, jobs, consultant listings, training, and more.
Center For Urban and Environmental solutions
CUES's mission is to work with policy-makers and the public in their pursuit of options for managing growth while preserving natural systems, promoting a strong economy and planning livable communities. Local governments, state agencies, civic and business groups, academics, and professionals are part of the broad constituency that supports, motivates, and benefits from our activities.
Transportation:
National Center for Bicycling and Walking
www.bikewalk.org
The NCBW offers information support, training, consultation services and resources to public agencies, non-governmental organizations and advocates, maintains the NCBW Resource Center, publishes the eNewsletter CenterLines, and a quarterly journal, NCBW Forum, and organizes the biennial Pro Bike/Pro Walk Conference and other special meetings.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
www.walkinginfo.org
The PBIC is a clearinghouse for information about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement and access and mobility.
Walkable Communities,Inc.
www.walkable.org
Walkable Communities was organized for the express purposes of helping whole communities, whether they are large cities or small towns, or parts of communities to become more walkable and pedestrian friendly.
Transportation Research Board
http://www.trb.org
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is a unit of the National Research Council, that’s mission is to promote innovation and progress in transportation by stimulating and conducting research, facilitating the dissemination of information, and encouraging the implementation of research results.