Education Resources for Sustainable Development

Education is a key component in achieving successful sustainable community development. A number of colleges and universities offer degree programs or curricula in sustainable development and urban and rural planning to train students for careers in this field. Additionally, many resources offer education materials on sustainable development for K-12 students and teachers. We’ve identified some of those resources here. We welcome your suggestions for other resources that would make good additions to this list. 

Universities and Colleges
Other Programs
K-12 Curriculum Materials

Universities and Colleges with Degrees or Programs in Sustainable Development

Megalinks

Ph.D. Programs in Planning, compiled by the American Planning Association.

U.S. Planning Programs Accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board, listed by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

Arizona

California

Sonoma State University
University of California, Berkeley
University of Southern California

District of Columbia

George Washington University

Florida

Florida State University

Georgia

University of Georgia

Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Indiana

Ball State University

Iowa

University of Iowa

Massachusetts

Boston Architectural Center
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Tufts University: Department of Urban and Environmental Policy
Tufts University: Graduate and Professional Studies

Michigan

University of Michigan

New Hampshire

Southern New Hampshire University

New York

Cornell University

North Carolina

University of North Carolina

Oregon

Portland State University
University of Oregon

Utah

University of Utah

Vermont

School for International Training
University of Vermont

Washington

University of Washington

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Wyoming

University of Wyoming

International

DeMonfort University
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Seneca College, Toronto, Canada
University of Manitoba
University of Sydney
University of Wales

APEC Master of Sustainable Development Program
Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific
University of Sydney
Suite 901
33 Bligh Street
Sydney NSW, Australia 2000
Phone: 612-92352377 Fax: 612-92352327
E-mail: L.Williams@riap.usyd.edu.au

The APEC Master of Sustainable Development program is an international education initiative endorsed by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC). Funded by the Australian government, the program is being implemented by the University of Sydney, through the Faculty of Agriculture. It is designed to enhance the professional capacities, technical skills and knowledge base of middle to senior level managers responsible for environmental management and policy development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program
University of California, Berkeley
101Giannini Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 643-1042

The Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program offers an exceptional learning opportunity for mid-career professionals and policymakers to gain expertise, enhance their skills, and broaden their perspectives on sustainable environmental management. The core component of the Beahrs ELP is an international summer certificate course in Sustainable Environmental Management.

Boston Architectural Center
320 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 585-0101
Fax: (617) 585-0121
E-mail: ce@the-bac.edu

Offers a Certificate in Sustainable Design, which may be earned at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Students seeking a graduate certificate must have a prior bachelor's degree and take a minimum of five of the six required courses at the graduate level.

Center for Energy Research/Education/Service
Architecture Building, Room 018
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Phone: (765) 285-1135
E-mail: jeflin1@wp.bsu.edu

Ball State University offers a special Interdepartmental Education Program of Clustered Academic Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices. The minors offered include Environmental Policy, Sustainable Land Systems, and Environmental Context for Business.

Center for the Environment
Cornell University
200 Rice Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-9996
Fax: (607) 255-0238
E-mail: cucfe@cornell.edu

Cornell offers a Master of Professional Studies, Environmental Management Concentration. Students are trained to resolve complex environmental problems through technical solutions and technical expertise, as well as broad-based administrative, analytical, and managerial skills. The program offers several fields of study, including agricultural and biological engineering, development sociology, and natural resources.

Center for Sustainable Enterprise
Kenan-Flagler Business School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 3490
McColl Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490
Phone: (919) 962-8301
E-mail: cse@unc.edu

CSE offers degree programs and courses related to sustainability. For example, a new Sustainable Enterprise Concentration Area has been created within the MBA program, and PhD seminars on sustainable enterprise also are offered.

School for Civil Engineering
Centre for the Built Environment
Seneca College
1750 Finch Ave. East
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2J 2X5
Phone: (800) 572-0712
Fax: (416) 494-9178
E-mail: bill.humber@senecac.on.ca

Offers a degree/diploma program in Urban Sustainability jointly with the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. Program provides a five-year education in both the theoretical aspects of urban sustainability from the persepctive of human settlements and environmental ethics, and the applied skills of soils testing, water resoruces management, information technology design, urban planning, construction materials including steel, wood and concrete, structural processes, highway technology, and municipal design. At the conclusion of this program, students receive a degree in Environmental Studies from York, and the diploma in Civil Technology from Seneca, wrapped around a joint recognition in Urban Sustainability.

Community Development and Applied Economics
University of Vermont
205 Morrill Hall
Burlington, VT 05405

Phone: (802) 656-1013
Fax: (802) 656-1423
E-mail: cdae@uvm.edu

This program focuses on the application of economic principles and their relationship to leadership and management, economic and business development, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility. Students can choose from two areas of study: Agricultural and Resource Entrepreneurship and Community and International Development.

Corporate Environmental Management Program (CEMP)  
University of Michigan Environmental Management Institute
E2540 UMBS, 701 Tappan Street 
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234 
Phone: (734) 647-9709 
Fax: (734) 647-8551 
E-mail: ajhoff@umich.edu 

CEMP students earn both a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and a Master of Science (MS) from the School of Natural Resources and Environment. The program equips leaders, executives, and managers - whether they work for a large corporation, small business, non-profit organization, or government agency - with the skills and knowledge necessary to create environmentally and economically sustainable organizations.

De Monfort University
School of Engineering and Technology
Leicester (Y)
City Campus
The Gateway
Leicester, LE1 9BH
United Kingdom
Phone: (0116) 257 7456
Fax: (0116) 257 7693
Email: cse@dmu.ac.uk

The new Energy for Sustainability (BSc/BSc Honours) programme has been designed to provide a unique opportunity to study energy, environmental and sustainable topics in depth. Case studies and visits to energy generating plant and sites of specific environmental interest complement the more formal lectures. This will enable you to see how all of the subjects are related within the course and to understand their worldwide relevance.

Department of City and Regional Planning 
University of Wales 
P.O. Box 906 
Cardiff, UK CF1 3Yn 
Phone: +01222874956 
Fax: +01222874845 
E-mail: stodmg@CF.ac.uk 

Offers a one-year master of science in Sustainability, Planning, and Environmental Policy. This program is aimed at students interested in research and practice in today’s environmental issues. The program has three dimensions: principles and processes, in which sustainability principles are introduced and analyzed; research training, in which research skills in sustainability are developed; and resource sector studies, in which international comparative elements of sustainability are analyzed. Course modules include Planning Policy and Practice, Environmental Policy, Environmental Assessment, Protected Areas and Biodiversity, Transport and the Environment, and Pollution Regulation.     

Department of Economics 
University of Manitoba 
501 Fletcher Argue Building 
University of Manitoba 
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 
Canada 
Phone: (204) 474-9207 
Fax: (204)261-0090 
E-mail: bmcgreg@bldgarts.lan1.umanitoba.ca   

The Department of Economics offers a course titled "Sustainable Development," which focuses on the theory and practice of sustainable development. Through this course, students will become acquainted with the concept of sustainability, develop analytical skills to assess the sustainability of projects and resource use, and exchange ideas about sustainability. While the course is approached from an economist’s perspective, it allows a broad, interdisciplinary view of sustainability. 

Department of Geography
University of Utah 
260 S. Central Campus Drive, Room 270 
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9155 
Phone: (801) 581-8218
Fax: (801) 581-8219 

Offers a bachelor's degree and a certificate program in Urban Planning.  The bachelor's degree is an interdisciplinary course of study.  The certificate allows students to study the fundamentals of urban planning as an area of academic inquiry and a field of professional practice.

Department of Geography and Public Planning 
Northern Arizona University 
P.O. Box 15016  
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5016 
Phone: (928) 523-2650 
Fax: (928) 523-1080

Offers a bachelor of science in Public Planning, which focuses on the study and management of community-level land-use and development practices. Coursework includes studies in natural resource conservation and development, economic growth and community development, infrastructure and community design, and land-use regulations. A minor in Land Use Planning also is available. 

Department of Public Policy, Planning and Management 
School of Architecture and Allied Arts 
1209 University of Oregon 
Eugene, OR 97403-1209 
Phone: (541) 346-3635 
Fax: (541) 346-2040 
E-mail: zudegi@oregon.uoregon.edu 

Offers a master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning, which has three concentration areas: community and regional development, environmental planning, and sustainable communities. In addition, the department offers undergraduate studies in Planning, Public Policy, and Management. The Department of Architecture also has a program in Urban Architecture based in the city of Portland and addressing urban design and architecture.    

Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning 
Tufts University 
97 Talbott Avenue 
Medford, MA 02155 
Phone: (617) 627-3394 
Fax: (617) 627-3377 
E-mail: aurosevi@tufts.edu 

Offers a master’s degree in Public Policy, which trains its students to solve important public problems by making institutions more responsive to the needs of communities and by moving toward a sustainable future. The program offers several courses pertaining to community sustainability, such as Economics for Planning and Policy Analysis; Urban and Environmental Planning and Design; Community and Environmental Advocacy; and Strategies for Community Development.     

Department of Urban and Regional Planning 
Florida State University 
355 Bellamy Building 
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2030 
Phone: (904) 644-4510 
Fax: (904) 644-6041 
E-mail: durp@coss.fsu.edu 

Offers two undergraduate programs: the Undergraduate Planning Studies Program, and the Pre-Graduate Program. The Planning Studies Program is for students who wish to apply their major field to problems and issues in planning and urban affairs. The Pre-Graduate Program facilitates entry into the graduate program. Students in both of these undergraduate programs can earn a minor in Planning Studies. Additionally, the department offers a master’s degree in planning and a doctoral degree in Urban and Regional Planning.     

Environmental Studies and Planning 
Sonoma State University 
Rohnert Park, CA 94928 
Phone: (707) 664-2306 
Fax: (707) 664-3920  
E-mail: ensp@pgc.apc.org 

Offers a program of study that seeks to integrate knowledge from a variety of disciplines to understand the functioning of ecological systems and the nature of human impact upon these systems on local, regional, and global scales. Students pursue a concentrated course of study in one of four professionally-oriented study plans for the bachelor’s degrees: Environmental Conservation and Restoration; Environmental Education; Environmental Technology (with tracks in Energy Management and Design, Hazardous Materials Management, and Water Quality); and Planning. 

In addition to its academic focus, the department also offers the "EarthLab," a one-acre education, demonstration, and research center. The lab offers workshops and education programs for teachers, youth-at-risk, and K-12 students.    

Graduate and Professional Studies 
Tufts University 
112 Packard Avenue 
Medford, MA 02155 
Phone: (617) 627-3017 
Fax: (617) 627-3017 
E-mail: pcs@infonet.tufts.edu 

Offers two certificate programs: Management of Community Organizations and Community Environmental Studies, which focus on participatory strategies that communities can employ to achieve sustainability. The graduate-level courses required for these certificates teach organizational and political skills, technical issues, and analytical and conceptual capabilities for effective community work.   

Graduate School of the Environment
Macquarie University
North Ryde NSW, 2109
Australia
Phone: (02) 9850 7988 [Australia]
+61 2 9850 7988 [International]
Fax: (02) 9850 7972 [Australia]
+61 2 9850 7972 [International]
E-mail: Director@gse.mq.edu.au

Offers a PostGraduate Certificate in Sustainable Development. This program considers a number of tools that can play an important role in effecting changes towards sustainable development. Specifically, it aims to develop participant’s practical skills in strategic planning and management, action research, education and capacity building, community consultation, facilitation and evaluation.

Institute for the Environment 
George Washington University 
Rice Hall, Suite 603 
2121 Eye Street, NW 
Washington, DC 20052 
Phone: (202) 994-3666 
Fax: (202) 994-0723 
E-mail: greenu@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu 

George Washington University offers several courses, both graduate and undergraduate, that focus on the environment and sustainability. Examples include "Sustainability/Green University Practicum," which explores sustainability from different perspectives, including natural science, social science, and health science. "Twenty-first Century Approaches to Industrial Ecology and Strategic Environmental Planning" defines the elements of sustainable strategic environmental planning and develops design, prevention, and policy concepts and tools. The online "Environmental Curriculum Guide," which can be found at the above URL, describes these and other available courses in detail. 

Institute of Ecology
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602
Phone: (706) 542-2968
E-mail: rcarroll@sparrow.ecology.uga.edu

The Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development program offers a Masters degree in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development, or a graduate certificate program for students in other graduate degree programs at the University.

Interdisciplinary Planning Program 
College of Architecture, Room 214 
The University of Arizona 
Tucson, AZ 85721 
Phone: (602) 621-9597 
Fax: (602) 621-8700 
E-mail: youngkl@ccit.arizona.edu   

Offers a master of science in Planning, which includes coursework in four areas of concentration: sustainable community design, land use, environment and transportation planning, and international/borderlands planning.     

International CED Program
School of Community Economic Development
Southern New Hampshire University
2500 North River Road
Manchester, NH 03106-1045
Phone: (603) 644-3103
Fax: (603) 644-3130

Offers a Master of Science degree in International Community Economic Development. The goal of this program is to train students to: bring economic vitality back into communities; to generate knowledge and information that will permit local leaders to make informed decisions; to encourage a high degree of local participation in making well-informed economic choices; and to assist in building sustainable institutions that will assure equitable sharing of the benefits of those choices.

Loeb Fellowship
Harvard University
Graduate School of Design
48 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 495-9345
E-mail: loeb_fellowship@gsd.harvard.edu

This fellowship program offers ten annual postprofessional awards for independent study at Harvard, representing a unique opportunity to nurture the leadership potential of the most promising men and women in design and other professions related to the built and natural environments.

Political Science Department 
University of Hawaii at Manoa 
Honolulu, HI 96822 
Phone: (808) 956-7277 
Fax: (808) 956-6877 
E-mail: irohter@hawaii.edu 

Presents a course titled "Political Ecology and Sustainable Development," which emphasizes development that is ecologically sound, addresses multiple community needs, and promotes self-reliance and structural transformation. The course examines sustainable development in a variety of settings from both theory and practice perspectives, as well as urban design and a new style of policy making and politics called "civic environmentalism."      

Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: (503) 725-3000

The University's sustainability offerings include a new Certificate of Professional Development in "Implementing Sustainability," as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees in Urban Studies and Planning, Environmental Studies, and Education with a Leadership in Ecology specialization. The Spring 2004 Certificate of Professional Development is based on the theme "Building Human Capacity for Implementing Best Practice."

School of Architecture & Urban Planning 
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
P.O. Box 413 
Milwaukee, WI 53201 
Phone: (414) 229-5563 
Fax: (414) 229-6976 
E-mail: brh@csd.uwm.edu   

Offers a master’s degree in Urban Planning, which focuses on economic development and policy planning strategies that can solve today’s problems without creating problems for future generations. The program also offers joint degrees with architecture, transportation, engineering, and public administration. In addition, the department offers an undergraduate certificate in Urban Planning Studies.     

School for International Training
Kipling Road
P.O. Box 676
Brattleboro, VT 05302-0676
Phone: (802) 258-3510
Toll-free: (800) 336-1616
Fax: 802-258-3500
Email: info@sit.edu

Offers a Master of Arts in Sustainable Development, which prepares graduates for positions as consultants, project managers, and administrators in international and community-based organizations whose efforts effect sustainable economy and a more equitable use of the world's wealth and natural resources. The program provides a comprehensive education in issues of NGO and financial sustainability, including competing theories and alternative approaches to practice, as it enhances competencies in program planning, proposal writing, policy advocacy, and training.

School of Policy, Planning & Development 
University of Southern California 
VKC351 University Park 
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0042 
Phone: (213) 740-2264 
Fax: (213) 740-8180 
E-mail: cbwillia@alniak.usc.edu 

Offers a master’s degree in Planning and Development Studies, a program aimed at mid-career professionals who want to update skills or advance careers. Areas of concentration include international planning and development, environmental policy and planning, and community economic development. Also offers a bachelor’s degree in Planning & Development and a minor in Planning.     

Second Nature
44 Bromfield Street 
Fifth Floor 
Boston, MA 02108-4909 
Phone: (617) 292-7771 
Fax: (617) 292-0150 
E-mail: info@secondnature.org 

Second Nature is a nonprofit organization that helps colleges and universities make sustainability a foundation of learning and practice. The website's "Resource Center" is a collection of free databases that can help college and university faculty, administrators, and staff incorporate sustainability information into their classrooms and activities. Second Nature requests content submissions from the higher education community to help promote the work of others and to build a more effective online resource for all stakeholders.   

University of Wyoming
School of Environment and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 3963 
Laramie, WY 82701-3963 
Phone: (307) 766-5080 
Fax: (307) 766-4045 
E-mail: ienr@uwyo.edu 

The University of Wyoming School of Environment and Natural Resources provides degree programs in research and policy aspects of environmental and natural resource decision-making. University of Wyoming focuses on six operational clusters: energy; ecosystems; allocation systems; environmental conditions and economic and social interactions; land and water resources; and atmospheric resources and systems.     

Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Program 
University of Iowa 
347 Jessup Hall 
Iowa City, IA 52242 
Phone: (319) 335-0032 
Fax: (319) 335-3330 
E-mail: bhemenov@urban-po.urban.uiowa.edu  

Offers a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning, which focuses on economic development, environmental planning, housing and community development, and transportation. The program’s curriculum allows students to develop theoretical and analytical skills in order to analyze social problems and evaluate public policies. 

Urban Design and Planning Program
University of Washington
Box 355740
Gould Hall
Room 410
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: (206) 543-4190
E-mail: jcbrooks@u.washington.edu

Offers a master's degree in Regional Planning and several certificate programs focusing on planning. These programs are designed to encourage students to develop both a general approach to planning and to conduct research and concentrated studies in professional areas such as urban design, urban development and housing, and land use planning.

 

 

Albuquerque's Environmental Story: Educating For a Sustainable Community
Jointly developed by the City of Albuquerque (New Mexico), the Albuquerque Public Schools, and the Albuquerque Conservation Association, this on-line, 464-page book is aimed at students in fourth and higher grades. It includes activities and worksheets to help foster a "sustainable mindset" in students. Topics include air, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, energy, historic preservation, the built environment, transportation, neighborhoods, and downtown redevelopment.

Chemeketa Community College 
Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources (NCSR) 
P.O. Box 14007 
Salem, OR 97309-7070 
Phone: (503) 399-5270 
Fax: (503) 399-5214 
E-mail:ncsradm@chemeketa.edu 

The NCSR project creates a national Center of Excellence for the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Program, which aims to enhance curriculum in natural resources technology programs. The NCSR is developing K-12 curriculum materials that incorporate higher levels of math and science, using an ecosystems-based approach that emphasizes sustainable methods of resource use.     

Earth Education Partnership Program
Education Development Center, Inc.
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458-1060
Phone: (401) 941-8249
Fax: (617) 965-6325

EDC is a global environment and development education initiative that works to improve the conditions for learning. Its many focuses include environmental protection, and population and consumption. Teachers guides and student/teacher resource guides are available.

Eco Education
210 East Tenth Street, Suite 375
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Phone: (651) 222-7691
Fax: (651) 222-3425
E-mail: info@ecoeducation.org

Eco Education is a nonprofit environmental education organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The organization is committed to making environmental education relevant to urban learners and to helping them address their unique environmental concerns. Website includes a host of useful links on environmental topics.

Energy for Keeps: A Electricity from Renewable Energy is a educational resource from Educators for the Environment focusing on renewable energy. It can be downloaded free.

New Crusaders Renewable Energy Elementary Education Program Provides a fun, visually stimulating resource for teaching renewable energy concepts to children in grades 4-5. Fully aligned with the U.S. National Science Standards, this program consists of a workbook and video that provide a set of experiences for your children to learn about solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower and other alternative energy concepts. It also
provides a limited number of exercises to make the connections between traditional fossil fuels and those renewable resources.

Energy & Environmental Alliance 
Florida State University 
361 Bellamy Building 
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4016 
Phone: (904) 644-0707 
Fax: (904) 644-3920 
E-mail: dlahart@garnet.acns.fsu.edu 

Under contract to the Florida Energy Office, the Alliance has developed a comprehensive energy education program for Florida teachers and students. Through the program, a variety of curricula has been developed, including printed materials, CD-ROMs, and videodiscs. Several sets of instruction materials have sustainability components, as does a new interactive CD-ROM, which will be available in approximately November 1996. For more information, contact Dr. David LaHart.     

Energy Efficiency Campaign
DOE launched a national public service advertising campaign in March 2004 designed to make children and their parents aware of energy efficient behavior. The campaign features a reprehensible new villain—the energy-wasting Energy Hog—and includes public service announcements on television, radio, and the Internet. The centerpiece of the campaign is the new Energy Hog website, which is aimed at children, but also includes resources for parents and teachers, as well as Internet versions of the Energy Hog ads. The Web site's main attractions are the Energy Hog Training Camp and its five training games, where children can train to become Energy Hog Busters and learn fun and simple ways to use energy more efficiently.

Environmental Action Foundation 
6930 Caroll Avenue 
Sixth Floor 
Takoma Park, MD 20912 
Phone: (301) 891-1100 
Fax: (301) 891-2218 
E-mail: eaf@igc.apc.org 

Produced a publication titled Resources for Environmental Education, which lists organizations, books and magazines, catalogs, publications lists, programs, and materials that focus on environmental education.     

Environmental Studies and Planning 
Sonoma State University 
Rohnert Park, CA 94928 
Phone: (707) 664-2306 
Fax: (707) 664-3920  
E-mail: ensp@pgc.apc.org    

In addition to its academic focus, the department also offers the "EarthLab," a one-acre education, demonstration, and research center. The lab offers workshops and education programs for teachers, youth-at-risk, and K-12 students.     

Fort Whyte Global Education Center 
P.O. Box 124 
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3Y 1G5 
Canada  
Phone: (204) 989-8352 
Fax: (204) 895-4700 
E-mail: wren@fortwhyte.mb.ca   

Offers a five-unit course in sustainable living titled "Caretakers of the World." The course consists of 22 half-hour lessons, from both introductory and advanced levels. Contents describe environmental changes affecting air, water, and earth and the changes caused by fire.     

Global Learning, Inc. 
1018 Stuvesant Avenue 
Union, NJ 07083 
Phone: (908) 964-1114 

Offers A Sustainable Development Curriculum Framework for World History and Cultures. This curriculum framework, aimed at secondary social studies teachers, combines concerns about ecology, economic development approaches, and justice issues with lessons in world history, world cultures, world geography, and global studies. Includes background on sustainable development, sample lessons, an analytical framework, resource lists, and a student action guide.     

Green Teacher Magazine
P.0. Box 452
Niagara Falls, NY 14304-045
Phone: (416) 960-1244
Fax: (416) 925-3474
E-mail: info@greenteacher.com
A magazine by and for educators to enhance environmental and global education across the curriculum at all grade levels. Published quarterly, each issue includes some 50 pages of ideas and activities.

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
161 Portage Avenue, East 
Sixth Floor 
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0Y4 
Canada  
Phone: (204) 958-7700 
Fax: (204) 958-7710 
E-mail: reception@iisdpost.iisd.ca 

Produced a book titled Youth Sourcebook on Sustainable Development, which aims to strengthen global youth cooperation and networks, and awareness of sustainable development issues. The book addresses youth’s concerns with sustainable development issues, provides case studies of youth action, and offers advice on organizing for action as well as a list of resources. The book is available on line at the above URL. Hard copies can be ordered at the above address.     

Izaak Walton League of America
Sustainability Education Project
707 Conservation Lane
Gaithersburg, MD 20878-2983
Phone: (301) 548-0150
E-mail: sustain@iwla.org

The Izaak Walton League of America has developed a number of educational materials focusing on community sustainability. Among its publications is Community Sustainability: A Mini-Curriculum for Grades 9-12, which "is designed to help teachers provide students with information about sustainability. Exercises explore how citizens, businesses and governments are working to achieve sustainability at the community level. The guide also focuses on the environmental action skills students need to participate in the emerging community sustainability movement."

National Energy Information Center, E1-231 
Energy Information Administration 
Room 1F-048, Forrestal Building 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20585 
Phone: (202) 586-8800 
TTY for hearing-impaired: (202) 586-1181   

NEIC’s Energy Education Guide identifies sources of free and low-cost energy education materials for students and teachers. Information sources can be accessed from an alphabetical list, or by subject.     

Second Nature
44 Bromfield Street 
Fifth Floor 
Boston, MA 02108-4909 
Phone: (617) 292-7771 
Fax: (617) 292-0150 
E-mail: info@secondnature.org 

Second Nature is a nonprofit organization that helps colleges and universities make sustainability a foundation of learning and practice. The website's "Resource Center" is a collection of free databases that can help college and university faculty, administrators, and staff incorporate sustainability information into their classrooms and activities. Second Nature requests content submissions from the higher education community to help promote the work of others and to build a more effective online resource for all stakeholders.   

Sustainability Education Center
307 Seventh Avenue
Suite 1201
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 645-9930
E-mail: info@sustainabilityed.org

Through professional and curriculum development, the Sustainability Education Center aims to increase knowledge and understanding of sustainability among teachers, students, and community members. Several curriculum materials are available including a CD-ROM titled This Place Called Home: Tools for Sustainable Communities and a curriculum unit titled The Paper Trail: Connecting Economic and Natural Systems. 

Tahoe Center for a Sustainable Future (TCSF) 
Sustainability Curriculum Program 
P.O. Box 1096 
Homewood, CA 96141 
Phone: (916) 525-1646 
Fax: (916) 525-4206 
E-mail: srirelan@telis.org   

TCSF formed a collaborative partnership with several other agencies to enhance environmental education curricula to include sustainable development. The Sustainability Curriculum Program involves teacher leaders and community participants from the Tahoe-Truckee region and from surrounding communities. Through the program, students will work on sustainable development-related projects and teachers will be provided with education and classroom support.   

U.S. EPA Smart Travel Resource Center
This online database serves as a clearinghouse of information on transportation- and air-quality-related public education and information campaigns and programs around the U.S. Many of the programs identified in the database have developed curriculum materials.

University of Illinois, Energy Resources Center 
Energy Resources Center (MC 156)
Science and Engineering Offices
851 South Morgan Street, 12th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7054. 
Phone: (312) 996-4490 
Fax: (312) 996-5620

The Energy Resources Center has resources available to develop curriculum materials for a variety of topics. Additionally, ERC provides energy auditor/energy efficiency training to a selected team of high school students each year, as well as an "energy camp," which offers a week of more intense training to these same students. 

WETA-TV
Educational Outreach
P.O. Box 2626
Washington, DC 20013
Phone: (703) 998-2827

Planet Neighborhood is a project produced by WETA-TV as part of the Public Television Outreach Alliance's Earth & Us Campaign. The project's three one-hour educational programs focus on green on environmentally sustainable technologies. In addition, WETA developed a 24-page teachers guide for middle school students that provides hands-on activities in sustainabile technologies. The above website has additional information to help teachers plan curriculums.

Last updated: January 31, 2005

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