Communities
AUTHORS:
Lovins, L. Hunter
Kinsley, Michael
DOCUMENT ID: E96-15
YEAR: 1996
DOCUMENT TYPE: Report or White Paper
This paper addresses the difference between growth and development, the reasons communities seek growth, the ways in which local governments unwittingly worsen growth problems in
their attempts to solve them, and how communities can develop viable local economies without growth.
AUTHOR: Kinsley, Michael
DOCUMENT ID: ER06-05
YEAR: 2006
DOCUMENT TYPE: Presentation
This report describes the Cuyahoga Regeneration Project, a community effort focused on several projects that simultaneously restore natural systems and strengthen economic development along the Cuyahoga River ship channel.
AUTHOR: Burns, Cameron
DOCUMENT ID: ER05-01
YEAR: 2005
DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal or Magazine Article
This article describes how environmental degradation has created millions of refugees around the world and new efforts to improve sustainable development and refugee care.
AUTHOR: Kinsley, Michael
DOCUMENT ID: ER04-03
YEAR: 2004
DOCUMENT TYPE: Report or White Paper
This report summarizes RMI’s recommendations to the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission for regenerating the environment, economy, and community of the Cuyahoga River Valley.
AUTHOR: Kinsley, Michael
DOCUMENT ID: ER03-18
YEAR: 2007
DOCUMENT TYPE: Guide
The Framework for Community Sustainability was derived from the experiences of North American communities that understand that community, economy, and environment are not competing interests, but complementary parts of a whole. It outlines the components of smart and sustainable community governance, suggesting how to weave sustainability into the public, private, and nonprofit fabric of a community. [Originally published in 2003; updated in 2007]
AUTHOR: Kinsley, Michael
DOCUMENT ID: ER01-23
YEAR: 2007
DOCUMENT TYPE: Guide
This document provides guidance for communities that are attempting to grow economically regardless of physical size. The guide lists dozens of ways communities are tapping their potential today through natural capitalism. [Originally published in 2001; updated in 2007]
AUTHOR: Kinsley, Michael
DOCUMENT ID: ER01-24
YEAR: 2001
DOCUMENT TYPE: Guide
This document describes how a community can grow its economy without necessarily expanding the community physically. It also describes four elements of smart growth and describes how a community that is experiencing growing pains can develop its economy in ways that are compatible with smart growth.
AUTHOR: Kinsley, Michael
DOCUMENT ID: ER00-27
YEAR: 2000
DOCUMENT TYPE: Guide
This worksheet is designed to be used by communities when planning projects to encourage well-informed decisions and project design. It includes a rubric for grading potential projects and probing questions that will help stakeholders decide on elements of community projects.
AUTHOR: Kinsley, Michael
DOCUMENT ID: ER00-30
YEAR: 2000
DOCUMENT TYPE: Guide
The Community Leadership Tool encourages community leaders to make informed decisions about sustainable development issues. The purpose of this tool is to involve participants in a comprehensive and meaningful discussion about an important decision.
AUTHOR: Kinsley, Michael
DOCUMENT ID: ER00-28
YEAR: 2000
DOCUMENT TYPE: Presentation
This presentation provides an example of one community that used an RMI Charrette to design a town center, a pedestrian-friendly highway, and the location of future public facilities. This report includes photos, drawings, and text that describe community design principles, La Pine's vision and goals, the public facilities is hopes to build, the design process and results, and next steps.