Key Organizations: Appalachia

Regional Networks & Organizations

Appalachian Coalition for Just and Sustainable Communities
http://www.appcoalition.org

Local sustainability strategies

"Building sustainable communities through network building"
Valdis Krebs and June Holley, Appalachian Center for Economic Networks
http://www.orgnet.com/BuildingNetworks.pdf

Intentional communities for sustainable development in Southern Appalachia
http://www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll/research_aids/intentional_communities.html

Just connections
http://www.ferrum.edu/aca/justconnections/Documents/What%20is%20Just%20Connections--Ju%2003%20final.doc

Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED)
http://www.maced.org

"Sustainable communities," a pastoral message (1996)
Catholic Committee of Appalachia (West Virginia)
http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/pastoral.html

Sustainable Communities Initiative
Rural Action (Ohio)
http://www.ruralaction.org/ra_2001ar4.html

Community indicators

Food/agriculture

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
http://www.asapconnections.org/guide/guide.htm

Mountain Partners in Agriculture
http://www.asapconnections.org/Mpia/news.htm

Water

Land/forests

Brushy Forks Institute
http://www.berea.edu/BrushyFork/MP_articles/mp_sustainabledev.html

Energy & climate change

Appalachia State University Solar Energy Society
http://www.appstate.edu/www_docs/student/clubs/solar/index.html

Transport

Education

Production & consumption

 

 

 


 

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