Digestibles

Brownfields-to-Greenspace
ICMA has released a new report on greenspaces, Growing Greener: Revitalizing Brownfields into Greenspace. The report provides information about different types of greenspaces, examples of successful projects from a variety of communities, and strategies for creative financing, leveraging resources, and open and active communications to address community issues.

Contact: ICMA, 777 North Capitol St., NE, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20002; phone 202/289-4262 or visit http://bookstore.icma.org/
Cost: $19.95

Superfund Across the US
An Analysis of State Superfund Programs: A 50-State Study, 2001 Update, released in November 2002 by the Environmental Law Institute, offers a comprehensive look at the nation’s superfund program. The report highlights include a detailed look at long-term stewardship, cleanup policies, complimentary programs such as brownfields and state-by- state profiles complete with contact information.

Contact: Environmental Law Institute, 1616 P Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036; phone 202/939-3800; fax 202/939-3868; email law@eli.org
Cost: Free online at www.eli.org

High Need Housing
The Housing Assistance Council’s (HAC’s) November 2002 release of Taking Stock: Rural People, Poverty and Housing at the Turn of the 21st Century provides case studies depicting housing conditions in the colonias on the U.S.-Mexico border, central Appalachia, lower Mississippi Delta region, Native Americans and farm workers.

Contact: HAC, 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 606, Washington, DC 20005; phone 202/842-8600 ext. 108; email HAC@ruralhome.org
Cost: Free online at www.ruralhome.org

Collaborating Successfully
The Nimble Collaboration: Fine-Tuning Your Collaboration for Lasting Success by Karen Ray and the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation puts forward the “three Rs” of successful collaboration: results, relationships and resilience. The manual includes hypothetical role-play exercises and helpful tips.

Contact: Wilder Publishing Center, 919 Lafond Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104; phone 800/274-6024; www.wilder.org
Cost: $25.00

Reinventing the South
The Southern Growth Policies Board has released the report, Reinventing the Wheel, by Jim Clinton, Carol Conway and Linda Hoke. This 2003 study presents a new model of leadership to strengthen the South’s capacity to respond to emerging challenges and opportunities. The report includes research on social capital and civic engagement and gives practical examples of citizens who are addressing community challenges with inclusive, connected and collaborative strategies.

Contact: Southern Growth Policies Board, P.O. Box 12293, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919/941-5145 or visit www.southern.org
Cost: $10.00

Art and Culture for Economics
The Urban Institute and The Fund for Folk Culture’s 2003 report Culture and Commerce: Traditional Arts in Economic Development gives a candid view of how regions across the nation have developed local art and culture into a community development asset. This report highlights the partnerships and challenges involved with transforming art and culture into a viable economic tool and focuses on regional development organizations, mostly in rural areas, that have received recognition from the Fund for Folk Culture.

Contact: The Fund for Folk Culture at 505/984-2534 or the Urban Institute at 202/833-7200
Cost: Free online at www.folkculture.org

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