Miscellaneous Links

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Miscellaneous Links
Unsorted and Unscreened Some Duplication and Overlap

by Phil Bartle, PhD

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Sources of Links:

The Monitoring and Evaluation (MandE) consortium: http://www.mande.co.uk/news.htm
The Danida supported Eldis clearing house from IDS: http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis
The DFID supported site at IDS - ID21: http://www.id21.org
The DFID supported Development Information Update www.devinit.org
UNDP's Human Development Report: www.undp.org/undp/hdro
Washington based PACT http://www.pactworld.org/home.html
The Thirdworld Network site in Penang, Malaysia http://www.twnside.org.sg
India's National Institute of Rural Development www.nird.org
African Journals Online www.oneworld.org/inasp/ajol
INASP International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications
www.oneworld.org/inasp/
Oneworld: http://www.oneworld.org

Participation:

Robert Chambers, Sussex http://www.ids.susx.ac.uk/ids/particip
The Eldis Collection http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/pra/pra.htm
FAO: People and Participation
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/PPdirect/PPhomepg.htm
Scottish Participatory Initiatives http://www.napiers.demon.co.uk/participation/main.htm
Cornell Local Government Programme http://clgp.arme.cornell.edu/
Citizen's Juries: Current Work and Development
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/grantguide/juries.htm
Participatory Development (Canada) http://www.oac.uoguelph.ca/~pi/pdrc/resources.html
The Facilitator's Toolbox http://www.oac.uoguelph.ca/~pi/pdrc/facbox.html

Sustainable Development:

Sustainable Development Network http://www.sustainabledevelopment.net/
World Wildlife Fund http://www.livingplanet.org/news/press/earthsum_index.htm
UN Sustainable Development http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csdup45/
Italian habitat in developing countries http://obelix.polito.it/forum/links/default.htm
World Resources Institute (Washington) http://www.wri.org/wri/
The Earth Council (Costa Rica) http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/
UN Environment Programme http://www.unep.org/home.htm
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives http://www.iclei.org
IUNC: World Conservation Union http://www.iucn.org
UBC Sustainable Development Research Institute www.sdri.ubc.ca/

Social Development:

World Summit for Social Development http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/wssd.htm
UN Social Policy and Development http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/
UN Research Institute for Social Development http://www.unrisd.org/index.htm
World Bank about Social Capital http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/scapital/
OECD Development Indicators http://www.oecd.org/dac/indicators/

Civil Society:

Richard Holloway's Civil Society Toolbox http://www.pactworld.org/toolbox.html
CIVITAS Strasbourg, France, http://www.civnet.org/civitas/whatis.htm
CIVNET . http://www.civnet.org/index.htm
PACT's IMPACT HTTP://www.pactworld.org/impact.html
Chris Bertram's lectures on Political Philosophy (UK) http://info.bris.ac.uk/~plcdib/pp_lct.html
Thomas Bridges Philosophy and Civil Society (USA) http://www.civsoc.com/index.htm
Center for Civic Society http://civic.net/ccn.html

Thought Provoking Papers:

Poverty Environment interface: http://www.oneworld.org/iied/crosscut.html
Civil Society's Role in Global Governance
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/about/speech/kalaw/mkalaw.htm
NGO - World Bank Cooperation http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/essd/kb.nsf/ec168cc2ef09fc2485256687004961cd/
721d459950da153385256687004a00dc?OpenDocument
Social Integration: http://www.unrisd.org/engindex/publ/list/bp/bp1/toc.htm
PRA Robert Chambers http://www.ids.susx.ac.uk/ids/particip/intro/what.html#what
Oneworld Guides http://www.oneworld.org/guides/index.html
Oxfam policy documents www.oxfam.org.uk/policy.html
UNDP's Human Development Report Office www.undp.org/hdro/
NGO's in a global future - Conference Report www.bham.ac.uk/IDD/ngosconf.htm
Oxfam on Education - 'Break the Cycle of Poverty' www.oxfam.org/educationnow
World Bank's Resources and Support to Alleviate Poverty www.worldbank.org/poverty/

Gender:

AWD: Association for Women in Development
CIDA: Policy on Gender Equality
CIDA: Gender in APEC developing countries
CIDA: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index-e.htm
COL: http://www.col.org/wid.htm
COL: Commonwealth of Learning on WID
Ink: www.womenink.org
Inst for I Dev: Beijing '95: Women, Power and Change
JICA: Manual on Integrating WID in Development Programs
JICA: Efforts in Women in Development
JIKA: http://www.jica.go.jp/Index.html
PROWID: http://www.icrw.org/prowid.htm
UN ESCAP Women in Development Section
WB: http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/HDNet/HD.nsf/SectorPages/SP?Opendocument
WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service
Women's Issues Africa On Line
WWW: Women Working Worldwide

Resources:

AeRie (Applied Rural Telecommunications) Web site
Africa OnLine
Alliance for National Renewal
American Planning Association, International Division
BushNet: Internet access for schools located in far northern Queensland, Australia
Business Retention and Expansion International
CDS Australia: the Australia chapter of the Community Development Society
CDS Kansas: the Kansas (USA) chapter of the Community Development Society
CDS Wisconsin: the Wisconsin (USA) chapter of the Community Development Society
CMP Uganda the Community Management Programme of Uganda
Center for Civic Networking
Center for Regional Analysis: George Mason University, USA
The CoHousing Network: Collaborative housing with a sense of community
Commonweal Co-Housing: Massechusetts, U.S.
Community Connections Information Center U.S. Department of HUD
Community Development at University of Missouri
Community Development Banking University of Pittsburgh
Community Economic Development Centre Simon Fraser University, Canada
Community Networking Resources: list compiled by Tri-Cities Free-Net in the U.S.
Community Opportunity Program
Contact Center Network Comprehensive Web Directory of Nonprofits
Cornell Participatory Action Research Network
DEVLINE: Development information services IDA, British Library for Dev Studies
Economic Development Resource Page links to sites around the world
Education Resources: the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Extension Teaching University of Missouri
Federal (U.S.) Funding Information: free
Government Access information (US government)
Green Future Foundation: One of the 'Chebucto' Lists
The Hamilton Workshop: information and tools for assisted housing in the U.S.
Handsnet (network of U.S. human services community)
Housing Resources and Discussion Groups: HUD (U.S)
Housing and Urban Development (U.S.)
Human Settlements in Asia
Informal Credit home page
Institute for Bioregional Studies
Institute for Global Communications
Institute for the Study of Civic Values
Internet and Related On-Line Resources for Non-Profits
INTERPLAN: International Division of the American Planning Association
W. K. Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources
Local Government Network (for local government officials in the U.S.A.)
MFP Australia: a community initiative to build a better future for our children
Minnesota Housing Partnership
Internet Resources for Nonprofit Public Service Organizations
National Civic League (U.S.)
National Housing Institute (U.S.)
Neighborhoods Network
Neighborhoods Online: National (U.S.)
NetAction: grassroots online
Northeast Telecentre, a community telecentre in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Open Learning Technology Corporation: distance learning in Australia
PRA/MARP CANADA Participatory Democracy
Project SCOPE: community-based telecenters worldwide
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation U.S. health care philanthropy (grant info, etc.)
Rural Development: formerly Farmers Home Administration (FmHA)
Supporting the Nonprofit Community On-Line: by Milwaukee Associates in Urban Development
Sustainable Development and the contribution of telecommunications technology to same
Openair-Market Net World Wide Guide to Farmers', Flea, Street Markets, and Vendors
PAIRC: the Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center
Peace Corps (U.S.A.)
Political Research Quarterly A journal of the Western Political Science Association
Public Administration Home Page (University of Nebraska)
Public Technology, Inc. The National League of Cities
Public WebMarket: USDA-funded project to help small businesses promote themselves
RockefellerFoundation's Millenium Report on Revitalization as Communication
Rural and Small Town Programme
Social Services Information (Australia)
Social Services Information (US)
Statistics (U.S.): Social Statistics Briefing Room and Economic Statistics Briefing Room
Tri-Cities Free-Net: serving the Columbia River basin in eastern Washington state, USA
United Nations Home Page
Urban Education Web
Urban Empowerment Zones (US)
Urban and Regional Studies Institute: Mankato State University, Minnesota, USA
Urban University and Neighborhood Network: coalition of Ohio neighborhood organizations
World Bank

Africa:

African Country Conferences Africa On Line
Aboriginal Research Institute
Africa Index: (from the from the Norwegian Council for Africa)
@frica update: a rolling five day African news digest from the Norwegian Council for Africa

Community Development Links:

Alliance for National Renewal
American Self-Help Clearinghouse:
Building Healthier Communities
CDS Australia: the Australia chapter of the Community Development Society
CDS Arkansas: The Arkansas (USA) chapter of the Community Development Society
CDS Wisconsin: the Wisconsin (USA) chapter of the Community Development Society
Center for Civic Networking
Center for Regional Analysis: George Mason University, USA
Community Connections Information Center U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Community Development Academy (University of Missouri)
Community Development Resources Database from The Loka Institute
Community Development Online: From Community Information Exchange
Community Networking Resources: list compiled by Tri-Cities Free-Net in the U.S.
Community Opportunity Program
Community Quarterly: a longstanding Australian journal of community development
Community Resources: an Urban Environmental Nonprofit
Concord Coalition: US Federal Budget watchdog group
Contact Center Network Comprehensive Web Directory of Nonprofits
Cornell Participatory Action Research Network
Education Resources: the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Extension Teaching University of Missouri
Fedstats: statistics provided by over 70 U.S. government agencies
Federal (U.S.) Funding Information:
Government Access information (US government)
HandsNet (network of U.S. human services community)
Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA)
Human Resource Consortium
Indigenet at the Aboriginal Research Institute-UniSA
International Development Network (IDN)
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
International Medical Informatics Association
Institute for Global Communications
Institute for the Study of Civic Values
Internet and Related On-Line Resources for Non-Profits
W. K. Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Local Government Network (for local government officials in the U.S.A.)
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S. Government)
National Civic League (U.S.)
Neighborhoods Online: National (U.S.)
NetAction: grassroots online
Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
Our Town: Computer Learning Foundation's student-generated community histories
PRIDE's Performance Positive: Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) HIV/AIDS C.D. project
Political Research Quarterly Western Political Science Association
Participatory Research sites
Political Science internet research tools: Political Science, University of Winnipeg
Rockefeller Foundation's Millennium Report on Revitalization as Communication
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation U.S. health care philanthropy (grant info, etc.)
Scottish Community Development Centre (handbooks on community-based evaluation)
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG): U.K.
Social Services Information (Australia)
Statistics (U.S.): Social Statistics Briefing Room and Economic Statistics Briefing Room
Social Services Information (US)
Southern Regional Science Association:
States Inventory Project:
Supporting the Nonprofit Community On-Line: by Milwaukee Associates in Urban Development
Tri-Cities Free-Net: serving the Columbia River basin in eastern Washington state, USA

Economic Development:

ACCRA: a nonprofit organization promoting research for community development (U.S.)
Center for Economic Development Information
Community Development Corporation hot-list courtesy of University of Pittsburgh
Community Economic Development Centre Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
County Business Patterns: from the U.S. Census Bureau
Economic Development Resource Page links to sites around the world
Financial Markets Center: how the Federal Reserve and financial markets affect communities
Microcredit: The Virtual Library on Microcredit (formerly the Informal Credit Home Page)
National Community Capital Association (USA)
Openair-Market Net Farmers' Markets, Flea Markets, Street Markets, and Street Vendors
Public WebMarket: USDA-funded project to help small businesses promote themselves
Statistics (U.S.): Social Statistics Briefing Room and Economic Statistics Briefing Room
Tradable Permits Bibliography: extensive bibliography of works on ecological economics and sustainable development
USDA: represents the rural empowerment zones and enterprise communities across the US
Urban Empowerment Zones (US)
World Bank
World Bank Development Forum
Yellow Wood Associates: a consulting firm on rural community and economic development

Environment:

Community Resources: an Urban Environmental Nonprofit
Earth-Smart: Andrea Krattli's compilation of Environmental and Recycling information
Forum: Habitat in Developing Countries (Italian research project, environmental)
Green Future Foundation: One of the 'Chebucto' Lists
Institute for Bioregional Studies
NRM_changelinks: community participation in planning and management
PICCED: Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development (US)
PreserveNet's Ecocities Site
Tradable Permits Bibliography: on ecological economics and sustainable development

Housing:

The CoHousing Network: Collaborative housing with a sense of community
Community Development Online: From Community Information Exchange
Housing Information Gateway
Housing and Urban Development (U.S. government department)
Human Settlements in Asia
Minnesota Housing Partnership
National Housing Institute (U.S.)

Community Planning:

American Planning Association
INTERPLAN: International Division of the American Planning Association
PAIRC: the Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center

Rural:

W. K. Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources
Resource Guide on Rural Latinos: Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State U
Rural Development: formerly Farmers Home Administration (FmHA)
Rural and Small Town Programme

Sustainable Development:

Business for Social Responsibility, http://www.bsr.org/
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development (U.S. Department of Energy)
Center for Sustainability (Hampshire College, Amhurst, MA)
GreenClips, http://solstice.crest.org/sustainable/greenclips/info.html
Indicators of Sustainable Development, http://www.subjectmatters.com/indicators/
International Institute for Sustainable Development, http://iisd.ca/
NRM_changelinks: Environmental sustainability, community participation, planning, management
The Natural Step, http://www.emis.com/tns
The New Bottom Line, http://www.eco-ops.com/eco-ops
Quality of Life: University of Toronto's Quality of Life Research Unit
Sustainable Business Network, http://www.envirolink.org/sbn/
Sustainable Communities Network, http://www.sustainable.org/
Sustainable Development and the contribution of telecommunications technology to same
Sustainable Development/Economics Homepage
Sustainable Development Timeline Interactive exhibit
Tradable Permits Bibliography: ecological economics and sustainable development
World Business Council on Sustainable Development, http://www.wbcsd.ch/
MN Office of Environmental Assistance, http://www.mnplan.state.mn.us/

Telecommunications Community Development:

AeRie (Applied Rural Telecommunications) Web site
Africa OnLine
BushNet: Internet access for schools, northern Queensland, Australia
Neighborhood Networks
Northeast Telecentre Community telecentre, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Open Learning Technology Corporation: distance learning in Australia
Project SCOPE: community-based telecenters worldwide
Public Technology, Inc. The National League of Cities, National Association of Counties and International City/County Management Association

Urban Community Development:

Community Connections Information Center U.S. Department of HUD
Community Resources: an Urban Environmental Nonprofit
National Civic League (U.S.)
PreserveNet's Ecocities Site
Urban Education Web
Urban Empowerment Zones (US)
Urban Politics: features a sub-section on Community Development and Political Activism
Urban and Regional Studies Institute: Mankato State University, Minnesota, USA
WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Healthy Cities

CD/CED:

Briefing # 4, Telecommunications and Democracy
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Green Money On-Line Guide HomePage
GMJ:Integrative Investing, Part IV
Community Development Web Sites
CPN--The ABCD Institute
VISTA Web -Volunteers In Service To America
AmeriCorps
Pew Partnership for Civic Change
Civic Practices Network
Community and Regional Planning Home Page
Community Development Toolbox
Community Development,Planning, & Design
Planning and Community Development
Hot US Community and Community Economic Development Sites
HandsNet
State of Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Flint Community Development Corporation
Business, Economic and Community Development Committee Newsletter
Community Development
Community Development Agenda
SWBT 21st Century Communities
America's Town Square: Creating Cyber Communities

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