Dear Worldchangers,
We often hear that what you like best about the Worldchanging book is that it presents so many resources to turn to for learning more details about big-picture topics.
Since we released the book, we've covered hundreds more. In fact, we recently posted our 10,000th article! And as we scrolled back through the archives, we realized that, within these pieces, we've highlighted a number of excellent books, magazines and websites. Over the past few weeks, we have combed through some of the more recent articles and have culled from them a convenient guide of useful resources.
For the next five days, we will be presenting some of the best resources from our archives. Each day we will present a collection based on the Worldchanging categories: shelter, stuff, cities, politics, business, community and planet. Each piece will be a short description of the resource and a link for finding out more.
From books on how to build better cities, to websites mapping out watersheds, this resources list is bound to help you change your thinking. If you have a favorite resource that you don't see on the list, be sure to add it to the comments below.
CITIES
The Great Neighborhood Book
PlaceMatters: Cutting Edge Software for Community Planning
ICLEI: Helping Communities Prevent and Deal with Global Climate Change
Rails to Trails Conservancy Transforms Old Rail Lines into Routes for Walking
SHELTER
U.S. Green Building Council: Creating LEED Ratings and Better Informed Builders
Architecture 2030's 2030 Challenge
ThetaNoon: Renewable Energy Calculator and Community
Deadmalls.com: Tracking Closings and Developments
Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water
BUSINESS
The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
The Truth About Green Business
PLANET
An Atlas of Radical Cartography
Under a Green Sky: Exploring the True Magnitude of the Climate Crisis
OpenStreetMap: Collaboratively Mapping the World
Encyclopedia of Life: A Comprehensive Guide to the World's Species
Biodiversity Hotspots: Certain Places Are Richer Than Others
STUFF
Antiques of the Future
Transmaterial 2: Tracking Emerging Sustainable Materials
Collaborative Services: How to Have More By Owning Less
POLITICS
The Open Society Institute
Netsquared: Connecting Nonprofits to Technology
Rising Voices’ Projects Propel Citizen Media
Rebel, Rebel: The Protestor's Handbook
Idealist.org: The Interactive Site for Change Makers
SERVEnet: Mobilizing the Volunteer Community
VolunteerMatch: Helping Everyone Find a Place to Volunteer
Serviceleader.org: Virtual Volunteering
COMMUNITY
Gapminder: Open Source, Interactive Graphics
The Green Report Card: Rating University Policies and Programs
Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being
Global Fund for Women: Advancing Human Rights
Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle
Image credit: Tochis, CC License
Don't forget Open Green Map - a great resource for all things environmental in a town near you.
http://www.opengreenmap.org/greenmap
Posted by: Heather on 17 Aug 09
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