Indigenous peoples must be considered in sustainable development as a resource to be consulted and protected. Website created by students in Tom Tietenberg's advanced environmental economics course, containing students' summaries of case studies in sustainable development, bibliographies, links. The UN's development program works to relieve poverty and environmental degradation by developing human resources, political systems and market economies. Their programs include Sustainable Livelihoods which develops policies that address social and ecological issues together. The Sustainable Building Sourcebook explains how to build systems in homes for water, energy, and solid waste, and the building materials and construction techniques to use.
Site contains descriptions, guidelines, professionals to consult, and bookstore.
Also contains great links from home page. Site teaches the ideas behind sustainable communities and how to plan them through a library, tutorials, case studies, and contacts to people currently making them real. Top Home Site developed by Abby Rosenheck, HC '99 for Bryn Mawr College . Last updated July 31, 1998.