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Internet Resources for Urban Affairs and Public Policy

Megasites

• Electronic Policy Network
  Sponsored by The American Prospect. Includes links to a number of research centers.
• Policy.com
  Billed as the Web's most comprehensive public policy resource.

General Resources

• Center for Electronic Communities
• Child Welfare Library
  Comprehensive policy site compiled by the editors of Child Welfare Review, School of Public Policy and Social Research, University of California, Los Angeles. Includes links to electronic journals, think tanks, and research organizations.
• City.Net
  Searchable database of over 5,000 cities worldwide.
• Civic Practices Network
  “CPN is a collaborative and nonpartisan project dedicated to bringing practical tools for public problem solving into community and institutional settings across America.”
• Common Cause
• The Democracy Network
  A non-partisan source for local issue discussion and election information.
• The Electronic Hallway
  An online teaching resource for universities that prepare students in government and not-for-profit management.
• National Center for Public Productivity
• Official City Sites
• Policy Sites
  Resource guide developed by The Institute of Public Policy, George Mason University.
• Public Agenda
• townhall.com

Delaware Resources

• Delaware: The First State
  A megasite maintained by Ken Weaverling, Delaware Technical and Community College.
• Delaware-State and Local Resources: A Guide to Internet Resources
  Delaware Resources page from the University of Delaware Library.
• Delaware HUD
  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development local site for Delaware. Includes links to fair housing information, housing counseling, and homeless programs.
• State of Delaware
  The official homepage of the State of Delaware. Includes lists of agencies, state officials, tourism and economic information, and much more.

Government Resources

United States Government

• Department of Housing and Urban Development
  Includes current news from HUD and related links.
• Fedstats
  Statistical information supplied by more than 70 U.S. government agencies.
• Office of University Partnership
  Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• United States Government Information: A Guide to Internet Resources
  Government Information page from the University of Delaware Library.
• United States Department of Energy

State/Local Government

• BEARFACTS (BEA Regional Facts)
  Short profiles of states, counties, and metropolitan areas. From the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• Census State Data Centers
• Council of State Governments
• Local and State Government
  Resource guide developed by the University of Texas at Austin Library. Includes links to state courts, state statues, and state and territorial laws.
• Municipal Codes Corporation
  Information on local government codes and ordinances.
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• Piper: Resource Guide
  Comprehensive guide, with a searchable database, to state and local government.
• State and Local Governments
  “A Library of Congress Internet Resource Page.”
• State Energy Data
  Has energy statistics by state and by indutry and type of fuel. Also has international statistics.
• Stateline.org
• Stately Knowledge: Facts about the United States

Research Centers

• Brookings Institution
  “A private, independent, nonprofit research organization, Brookings seeks to improve the performance of American institutions, the effectiveness of government programs, and the quality of U.S. public policies.”
• The Carter Center
  A non-partisan institute founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn. Objectives include fighting hunger, disease and oppression.
• CATO Institute
  “20 years of promoting public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, and peace.”
• Center for Policy Research (CPR)
  Part of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Policy, Syracuse University. “CPR conducts a broad range of interdisciplinary research and related activities in the areas of aging, disability and income security policy; domestic urban and regional issues; public finance; and problems of economic development in less industrialized countries.”
• Economic Policy Institute
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
  Created by U.S electric utilities in 1973, EPRI is one of America's oldest and largest research consortia, with some 700 members and an annual budget of about $500 million.
• The H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management: Policy Centers
  Six policy and research centers at Carnegie Mellon University.
• Hoover Institution
  A public policy and research center devoted to the advanced study of domestic and international affairs.
• National Center for Children in Poverty
  Housed at Columbia University School of Public Health. Focus is to reduce the number of children living in poverty in the United States. Includes searchable journal.
• National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI)
  Located at Ohio State University, the NRRI provides research, educational services, and technical services to the state regulatory commissions.
• The Urban Institute
  “Investigates the social and economic problems confronting the nation and government policies and public and private programs designed to alleviate them.”
• The Urban Land Institute (ULI)
  ULI's mission is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment.

Planning

• Cyburbia
  Comprehensive planning and architecture from the University of Buffalo.

Energy and Environmental Policy

• Clean Energy Programs- EPA
  Clean Energy Programs works with state policy makers, electric and gas utilities, energy customers, and other key stakeholders to identify, design and implement clean energy policy and technology solutions.
• DSIRE: Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
  DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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• Environmental Energy Technologies Division
  A website featuring E. O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's contribution to energy and environmental issues. The site also highlights its current research areas as well as a link to Energy Crossroads, a wide array of pointers to energy-efficiency resources on the World Wide Web.
• Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy
  Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
• Energy Information Administration
  The Energy Information Administration is an independent statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy.
• Environlink: The Online Environmental Community
• FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• IEA Energy Statistics Homepage
  Energy consumption statistics for several countries provided by the International Energy Agency.
• Institute for Analysis of Global Security
  A non-profit organizaiton that promotes public awareness of geopolitical issues related to energy consumption.
• Natural Resources Defense Council
  Provides renewable energy information through newspaper articles, reports, and policy analysis.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  The NREL focuses on research and development for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
• National Library for the Environment
  Sponsored by the National Council for Science and the Environment, this site contains reports, databases, educational resources, and updated full-text Congressional Research Service reports.
• Public Works
• Renewable Energy Policy Project
  It's purpose is to accelerate the use of renewable energy by providing credible information, insightful policy analysis, and innovative strategies amid changing energy markets and mounting environmental needs by researching, publishing, and disseminating information, creating policy tools, and hosting renewable energy discussion groups.
• TOXNET
  The National Library of Medicine's databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.
• United Nations Environmental Programme
  Provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

Associations and Organizations

• Academy of Management
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• American Political Science Association: Policy Section
• American Public Power Association
• American Society for Public Administration
• Association of American Universities links to community services programs
• Association of Energy Services Professionals
• Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
• European Group of Public Administration, International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, International Institute of Administrative Sciences
• International Society of City and Regional Planners
• National Academy of Public Administration
• National Association of State Energy Officials
• Urban Affairs Association

Foundations/Not-for-Profits

• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Delaware Associate of Nonprofit Agencies
• Foundations and Grants: A Guide to Internet Resources Resource guide from the University of Delaware Library.
• GuideStar
  Megasite for finding nonprofit organizations and foundations.

Historic Preservation

• Federal Historic Preservation: Tax Incentives (National Park Service)
• National Main Street Center
• National Trust for Historic Preservation

Electronic Journals / News Sources

Electronic Journals

• The American Prospect
• Civnet: journal for a civil society
• Journal of Urban Affairs
• The Nation
• National Review
• Public Administration and Management: An Interactive Journal

News Sources

• CNN
• C-SPAN
• The New York Times
• The Washington Post

Newsgroups

• Suburbs
• Transportation
• Urban Planning
• Urban Transit